nèg
French, noun/nɛɡ/
nèg is spelled N-È-G (3 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 136,634th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nèg is a French masculine noun meaning “alternative form of nègre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nègre”.
What does nèg mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of nègre
noun
- 1
masculineslangguy; dude; close friend
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nègre.
noun: 1. Gars, homme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nèg
- nègs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nèg?
- /nɛɡ/
- \nɛɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nèg in French?
nèg appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).