nauséabond

\no.ze.a.bɔ̃\

/\no.ze.a.bɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“nauséabond” is uncommon French (frequency #50,382 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,382
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui cause des nausées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nauseabond · nauséabond · French

nauséabond · rank #50,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,382
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH mérinos

Nearest frequency peer: mérinos (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “nauséabond”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “nauséabond” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nauséabond
PropertyValue
Headwordnauséabond
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\no.ze.a.bɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “nauséabond” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mérinos » (#50,381), « nem » (#50,383), « niaiser » (#50,384). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nauséabond is uncommon French at frequency #50,382 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \no.ze.a.bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for nauséabond in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nauséabond, spelled N-A-U-S-É-A-B-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui cause des nausées.
  2. 2
    Qui déplaît fortement, rebute, provoque le dégoût.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Depuis l’âge de dix ans, cette femme était troublée par des désordres nerveux, dus en partie à la façon dont elle grandissait dans l’air tiède et nauséabond de la chambre où râlait le petit Camille.
  2. Elle avait brûlé deux cierges bénits, […], lorsqu’enfin le flux glaireux et nauséabond s'alentit, l'odeur fade devint moins pénétrante, plus lentement, le petit visage quitta son masque cadavérique.

Synonyms

dégueulassefétidegravéolentmalodorantméphitiquepestilentiel

This word in other languages

nauseating(English)

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 "nauséabond"?
"nauséabond" is spelled N-A-U-S-É-A-B-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \no.ze.a.bɔ̃\.
What does "nauséabond" mean?
As an adjective, "nauséabond" means: Qui cause des nausées.
How do you pronounce "nauséabond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nauséabond" is \no.ze.a.bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list