NDT

\ɛn.de.te\

/\ɛn.de.te\/ noun

The verdict

“NDT” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #44,066 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#44,066
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

NDT vs ne
0% similar
NDT vs ni
0% similar
NDT vs no
0% similar

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

Key facts for NDT
PropertyValue
HeadwordNDT
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛn.de.te\
Letters3
Frequency rank#44,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “NDT” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). NDT lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for NDT is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛn.de.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #44,066 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for NDT, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ne", "ni", "no", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is NDT, spelled N-D-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée.

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 "NDT"?
"NDT" is spelled N-D-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛn.de.te\.
What does "NDT" mean?
As a noun, "NDT" means: Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée.
What words are commonly confused with "NDT"?
"NDT" is commonly confused with "ne", "ni", "no". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "NDT"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "NDT" is \ɛn.de.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "NDT" come from?
"NDT" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “NDT”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-D-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛn.de.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ne” - see the side-by-side comparison. NDT vs ne
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list