nahuatl
\na.ɥatl\
The verdict
“nahuatl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Macro-langue polysynthétique VSO de la famille uto-aztèque parlée au Mexique par les Nahuas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nahuatl · nahuatl · French
nahuatl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nahuatl |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \na.ɥatl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nahuatl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \na.ɥatl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Macro-langue polysynthétique VSO de la famille uto-aztèque parlée au Mexique par les Nahuas.".
nahuatl has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nahuatl, spelled N-A-H-U-A-T-L.
Definition
- 1Macro-langue polysynthétique VSO de la famille uto-aztèque parlée au Mexique par les Nahuas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nahuatl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En effet, encore maintenant plus d'un million de personnes parlent le nahuatl, la langue d'origine des Aztèques.
Cette nation, qui, selon l’auteur, serait d’origine maya, aurait changé sa langue pour adopter le nahuatl, parlé par le peuple qu’elle avait soumis. Quel que soit le sort réservé à cette opinion, sur laquelle la science ne s’est pas encore prononcée, il me semble, comme on est d’accord pour appeler nahuatl la langue parlée par ces peuples, qu’il est préfé…
This word in other languages
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