neigeux

\nɛ.ʒø\

/\nɛ.ʒø\/ adj

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The verdict

“neigeux” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,753
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est chargé ou couvert de neige.

Corpus desk

Index FR-neigeux · neigeux · French

neigeux · rank #45,753 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,753
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH navrée

Nearest frequency peer: navrée (-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 « neigeux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « neigeux » 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).

neigeux vs neveux
71% similar
neigeux vs nerveux
71% similar
neigeux vs nuageux
71% similar

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

Key facts for neigeux
PropertyValue
Headwordneigeux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɛ.ʒø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,753
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « neigeux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).neigeuxse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « navrée » (#45,752), « Nelle » (#45,754), « Natixis » (#45,751). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « neigeux » est au #45,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around neigeux (IPA \nɛ.ʒø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,753 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for neigeux, with forms such as "enigeux", "negieux", and "neiegux". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "neveux", "nerveux", "nuageux", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is neigeux, spelled N-E-I-G-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est chargé ou couvert de neige.
  2. 2
    Abondant en neige.
  3. 3
    Qui a l’aspect de la neige.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le paysage était d'une indicible grandeur. De tous côtés surgissaient des montagnes plongeant à pic dans la mer, tandis que leurs cimes neigeuses se perdaient dans les nuages; […].
  2. Il s’émerveille des beautés de la nature; des vergers riches d'arbres fruitiers, des vignes étagées sur les pentes situées au midi, des forêts verdoyantes qui drapent les pentes, douces d'abord puis abruptes, des vallées dominées par les massifs rocheux couronnés, encore à cette saison, par les sommets neigeux.

This word in other languages

snowy(English)nevado(Español)schneebedeckt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enigeux
  • negieux
  • neiegux
  • neigeuxx
  • neigexu
  • neiggeux
  • neiguex
  • niegeux
  • nneigeux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neigeux - 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.

enigeux2negieux2neiegux2neigeuxx1neigexu2neiggeux1neiguex2niegeux2
Edit distance from "neigeux"

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 "neigeux"?
"neigeux" is spelled N-E-I-G-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛ.ʒø\.
What does "neigeux" mean?
As an adjective, "neigeux" means: Qui est chargé ou couvert de neige.
What words are commonly confused with "neigeux"?
"neigeux" is commonly confused with "neveux", "nerveux", "nuageux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neigeux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neigeux" is \nɛ.ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neigeux" come from?
"neigeux" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Natixis#45,751Nikolaï#45,755nasales#45,750nageant#45,748

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

navrée9 variantsOrigami9 variantsLuynes9 variantslarbin9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list