nappe

/\nap\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,521

in French word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

nappe is aFrenchnoun. It means: Linge dont on couvre la table. Pronounced \nap\. Often confused with naze and nope.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nappe in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nappe is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nap\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,521 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for nappe, with forms such as "anppe", "nape", and "napep". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is nappe, spelled N-A-P-P-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anppe,nape,napep,nnappe,npape

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nappe

Misspelling Variants of "nappe"

anppe5nape4napep5nnappe6npape5
Misspelling Variants of "nappe"

Frequency rank: #14,521 in French

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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Nearby French words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.