neem

\nim\

/\nim\/ noun

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The verdict

“neem” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un des noms vernaculaires dAzadirachta indica arbre des régions tropicales et subtropicales de la famille des Méliacées (comme le mahogany). Originaire d’Inde orientale il est de plus en plus culti...

Key facts for neem
PropertyValue
Headwordneem
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nim\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “neem” sits in French frequency

neem falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neem is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un des noms vernaculaires dAzadirachta indica arbre des régions tropicales et subtropicales de la famille des Méliacées (comme le mahogany). Originaire d’Inde orientale il est de plus en plus culti...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for neem, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is neem, spelled N-E-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des noms vernaculaires dAzadirachta indica arbre des régions tropicales et subtropicales de la famille des Méliacées (comme le mahogany). Originaire d’Inde orientale il est de plus en plus cultivé en Afrique, en Australie et en Amérique Latine.

Synonyms

margosamargosiermargousier

This word in other languages

neem(English)Niem(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neem"?
"neem" is spelled N-E-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is \nim\.
What does "neem" mean?
As a noun, "neem" means: Un des noms vernaculaires dAzadirachta indica arbre des régions tropicales et subtropicales de la famille des Méliacées (comme le mahogany). Originaire d’Inde orientale il est de plus en plus culti...
How do you pronounce "neem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neem" is \nim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neem" come from?
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Using “neem”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-E-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nim\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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