Nantua
\nɑ̃.tɥa\
The verdict
“Nantua” is uncommon French (frequency #74,224 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,224
- frequency rank, French
- 86,328
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nantua |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \nɑ̃.tɥa\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nantua” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nantua is uncommon French at frequency #74,224 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \nɑ̃.tɥa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nantua, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Nantua, spelled N-A-N-T-U-A.
Definition
- 1Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ain.
- 2Canton français, situé dans le département de l’Ain.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Nantua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-A-N-T-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɑ̃.tɥa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.