nappe

\nap\

/\nap\/ noun

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The verdict

“nappe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,521
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linge dont on couvre la table.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nappe · nappe · French

nappe · rank #14,521 · 5 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,521
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH ménager

Nearest frequency peer: ménager (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nappe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nappe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nappe vs naze
60% similar
nappe vs nope
60% similar
nappe vs nazie
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nappe
PropertyValue
Headwordnappe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nap\
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,521
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nappe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nappese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ménager » (#14,520), « méditerranéen » (#14,518), « obligeant » (#14,524). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nappe » est au #14,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around nappe (IPA \nap\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,521 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nappe, with forms such as "anppe", "nape", and "napep". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "naze", "nope", "nazie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nappe, spelled N-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linge dont on couvre la table.
  2. 2
    Tout assemblage de fil qui se présente à plat.
  3. 3
    Assemblage de fils à plat reliant la carte mère à certains périphériques. On utilise parfois le terme de limande.
  4. 4
    Vaste étendue.
  5. 5
    Ensemble des eaux comprises dans la zone saturée d’un horizon du sol ou d’un aquifère.
  6. 6
    Sorte de filet.
  7. 7
    Peau du cerf qu’on étend par terre, quand on veut donner la curée aux chiens.
  8. 8
    Partie connexe d’un hyperboloïde.
  9. 9
    Ensemble de sons prolongés, faiblement rythmés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nappe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […], sur deux chaises était posé un cercueil de bois blanc, à demi recouvert d’une nappe de toile écrue qu’ornaient seulement le crucifix de cuivre et le rameau de buis bénit.
  2. La broderie des chasubles et des nappes d’autel était devenue un art qui occupait le reste de son temps ; elle offrait ensuite ces objets à diverses églises.

This word in other languages

tablecloth(English)mantel(Español)Tischdecke(Deutsch)lençol(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anppe
  • nape
  • napep
  • nnappe
  • npape

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nappe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anppe2nape1napep2nnappe1npape2
Edit distance from "nappe"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nappe"?
"nappe" is spelled N-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nap\.
What does "nappe" mean?
As a noun, "nappe" means: Linge dont on couvre la table.
What words are commonly confused with "nappe"?
"nappe" is commonly confused with "naze", "nope", "nazie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nappe" is \nap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nappe" come from?
"nappe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nappe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meaux#14,508peace#14,534plaza#14,536purge#14,543

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Owen5 variantspaca5 variantsmimi5 variantslane5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list