Nasr
\nasɛʁ\
The verdict
“Nasr” is uncommon French (frequency #55,461 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,461
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Divinité adorée par quelques tribus d’arabes idolâtres, qui lui donnaient la figure d’un aigle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nasr · Nasr · French
Nasr · rank #55,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,461
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH nant
Nearest frequency peer: nant (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Nasr »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- names
names
44,542 corpus weight
- nant
nant
44,541 corpus weight
- Nasr
Nasr
44,540 corpus weight
- Nassim
Nassim
44,539 corpus weight
- neutrinos
neutrinos
44,538 corpus weight
- Nicaise
Nicaise
44,536 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Nasr » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nasr |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \nasɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #55,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Nasr » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Nasr is uncommon French at frequency #55,461 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \nasɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nasr, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Nasr, spelled N-A-S-R.
Definition
- 1Divinité adorée par quelques tribus d’arabes idolâtres, qui lui donnaient la figure d’un aigle.
- 2Cent-dixième sourate du Coran.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nasr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alors arrivent à la fois les cinq idoles d’avant le déluge : Sawa à figure de femme, Yaghüth à figure de lièvre, Yauk à figure de cheval, Nasr à figure d’aigle, Waad à figure d’homme, ruisselantes d’eau de mer et avec des varechs comme des chevelures qui leur ont poussé sur la tête. La mort fait claquer son fouet : elles s’abattent.
Synonyms
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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