nearly
\ˈnɪəlɪ\
The verdict
“nearly” is uncommon French (frequency #87,880 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,880
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Près de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nearly · nearly · French
nearly · rank #87,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,880
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH Naylor
Nearest frequency peer: Naylor (-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 « nearly »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- narthex
narthex
12,125 corpus weight
- natali
natali
12,123 corpus weight
- Naylor
Naylor
12,122 corpus weight
- nearly
nearly
12,121 corpus weight
- negri
negri
12,120 corpus weight
- neurotoxiqu…
neurotoxiques
12,119 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « nearly » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nearly |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈnɪəlɪ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #87,880 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nearly » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nearly is uncommon French at frequency #87,880 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈnɪəlɪ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for nearly in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nearly, spelled N-E-A-R-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Près de.
- 2Presque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nearly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He’s nearly five years old. Soon, he’ll be going to school.
She’s nearly as tall as you are.
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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