nantir
\nɑ̃.tiʁ\
The verdict
“nantir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Munir d’un nantissement, donner des gages pour assurance d’une dette.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nantir · nantir · French
nantir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | nantir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \nɑ̃.tiʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nantir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nantir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nɑ̃.tiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
nantir has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nantir, spelled N-A-N-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Munir d’un nantissement, donner des gages pour assurance d’une dette.
- 2Saisir comme ayant-droit, s’emparer par précaution, sauf à rapporter.
- 3Se munir, se pourvoir de quelque chose par précaution.
- 4Faire des profits dans un emploi, dans une place, et les mettre en réserve.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nantir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet homme ne prête point si on ne le nantit auparavant.
Il ne veut rien prêter s’il n’est nanti.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.