Nederlands

\ˈniə̯dərlɑn(t)s\

/\ˈniə̯dərlɑn(t)s\/ name

The verdict

“Nederlands” is uncommon French (frequency #84,102 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,102
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Néerlandais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nederlands · Nederlands · French

Nederlands · rank #84,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,102
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nimrod

Nearest frequency peer: Nimrod (+2 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 « Nederlands »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Nederlands » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nederlands
PropertyValue
HeadwordNederlands
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈniə̯dərlɑn(t)s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Nederlands » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Nederlandstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Nimrod » (#84,104), « nass » (#84,099), « niquée » (#84,105). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « Nederlands » est au #84,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nederlands is uncommon French at frequency #84,102 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈniə̯dərlɑn(t)s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Néerlandais.".

Nederlands doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Nederlands, spelled N-E-D-E-R-L-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Néerlandais.

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 "Nederlands"?
"Nederlands" is spelled N-E-D-E-R-L-A-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈniə̯dərlɑn(t)s\.
What does "Nederlands" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nederlands" means: Néerlandais.
How do you pronounce "Nederlands"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nederlands" is \ˈniə̯dərlɑn(t)s\. 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 "Nederlands", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list