Nemtsov

name

The verdict

“Nemtsov” is uncommon French (frequency #89,965 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,965
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nemtsov · Nemtsov · French

Nemtsov · rank #89,965 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,965
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 86,328
  • PHOTO-FINISH nationalisés

Nearest frequency peer: nationalisés (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Nemtsov”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Nemtsov” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Nemtsov
PropertyValue
HeadwordNemtsov
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nemtsov” 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). Nemtsov 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

Nemtsov is uncommon French at frequency #89,965 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Nemtsov doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Nemtsov, spelled N-E-M-T-S-O-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les dirigeants libéraux — Yegor Gaidar, Boris Nemtsov, Anatoly Tchoubaïs, Boris Fedorov, mais aussi Alexandre Yakovlev — ne peuvent que se rallier au consensus anti-OTAN.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nemtsov"?
"Nemtsov" is spelled N-E-M-T-S-O-V.
What does "Nemtsov" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nemtsov" means: Nom de famille.
What language does "Nemtsov" come from?
"Nemtsov" 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 "Nemtsov", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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