négligez

\ne.ɡli.ʒe\

/\ne.ɡli.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“négligez” is uncommon French (frequency #50,395 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,395
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de négliger.

Key facts for négligez
PropertyValue
Headwordnégligez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ne.ɡli.ʒe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “négligez” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). négligez lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

négligez is uncommon French at frequency #50,395 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ne.ɡli.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for négligez, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is négligez, spelled N-É-G-L-I-G-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de négliger.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de négliger.

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 "négligez"?
"négligez" is spelled N-É-G-L-I-G-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.ɡli.ʒe\.
What does "négligez" mean?
As a verb, "négligez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de négliger.
How do you pronounce "négligez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "négligez" is \ne.ɡli.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "négligez" come from?
"négligez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “négligez”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-É-G-L-I-G-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ne.ɡli.ʒe\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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