neat
\niːt\
The verdict
“neat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propre, net.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neat · neat · French
neat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | neat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \niːt\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
neat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \niːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for neat in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is neat, spelled N-E-A-T.
Definition
- 1Propre, net.
- 2Sec, pur.
- 3Chouette, cool.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My girlfriend’s kitchen is so neat.
Gran always drinks her whisky neat.
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.