nefs

\nɛf\

/\nɛf\/ noun

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The verdict

“nefs” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,970
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-nefs · nefs · French

nefs · rank #36,970 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,970
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH médicamenteux

Nearest frequency peer: médicamenteux (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nefs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nefs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nefs vs NS
0% similar
nefs vs NF
0% similar
nefs vs nos
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nefs
PropertyValue
Headwordnefs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɛf\
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,970
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nefs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nefsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « médicamenteux » (#36,969), « nicht » (#36,971), « nihilisme » (#36,972). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nefs » est au #36,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around nefs (IPA \nɛf\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,970 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nef.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for nefs, with forms such as "enfs", "neffs", and "nefss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NS", "NF", "nos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 nefs, spelled N-E-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nef.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nefs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il serait bon que MM. les marguilliers fissent débadigeonner le sanctuaire et les chapiteaux des nefs.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enfs
  • neffs
  • nefss
  • nesf
  • nfes
  • nnefs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nefs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enfs2neffs1nefss1nesf2nfes2nnefs1
Edit distance from "nefs"

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 "nefs"?
"nefs" is spelled N-E-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛf\.
What does "nefs" mean?
As a noun, "nefs" means: Pluriel de nef.
What words are commonly confused with "nefs"?
"nefs" is commonly confused with "NS", "NF", "nos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nefs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nefs" is \nɛf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nefs" come from?
"nefs" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nefs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nyon#36,974melo#36,955lolo#36,938pops#37,004

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list