neiman

\ne.man\

/\ne.man\/ noun

The verdict

“neiman” is uncommon French (frequency #82,272 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,272
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositif antivol installé sur la colonne de direction des automobiles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-neiman · neiman · French

neiman · rank #82,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,272
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neckar

Nearest frequency peer: Neckar (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « neiman »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « neiman » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for neiman
PropertyValue
Headwordneiman
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ne.man\
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « neiman » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).neimantombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Neckar » (#82,271), « nerva » (#82,273), « naturopathie » (#82,270). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « neiman » est au #82,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neiman is uncommon French at frequency #82,272 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne.man\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dispositif antivol installé sur la colonne de direction des automobiles.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for neiman in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is neiman, spelled N-E-I-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositif antivol installé sur la colonne de direction des automobiles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La plupart ne disposant pas, ou rarement, de système antidémarrage, il suffit de forcer le Neiman et de connecter entre eux les fils du démarreur pour partir avec la voiture.
  2. Il fit jouer son tournevis dans le neiman puis empoigna le guidon pour briser la résistance d’un coup sec. Il n’avait plus qu’à actionner le kick.

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 "neiman"?
"neiman" is spelled N-E-I-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.man\.
What does "neiman" mean?
As a noun, "neiman" means: Dispositif antivol installé sur la colonne de direction des automobiles.
How do you pronounce "neiman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neiman" is \ne.man\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neiman" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list