néanderthalien
\ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.ta.ljɛ̃\
The verdict
“néanderthalien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Néandertaliens, relatif à l’homme de Néandertal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neanderthalien · néanderthalien · French
néanderthalien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | néanderthalien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.ta.ljɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
néanderthalien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.ta.ljɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Néandertaliens, relatif à l’homme de Néandertal.".
néanderthalien has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is néanderthalien, spelled N-É-A-N-D-E-R-T-H-A-L-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux Néandertaliens, relatif à l’homme de Néandertal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how néanderthalien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La grande diversité des techniques et des outils néanderthaliens ne serait donc, d’un point de vue typologique et technologique, qu’apparente et, d’un point de vue temporel relative. En trente mille ans, Homo sapiens développa, au cours du Paléolithique supérieur, plus de faciès industriels que Neanderthal en deux cent cinquante mille ans.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.