nenni

/\nɛ.ni\/ intj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,911

in French word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

nenni is anFrenchintj. It means: ou Expression négative qu’on emploie pour marquer un refus catégorique ou encore par plaisanterie dans les réponses. Pronounced \nɛ.ni\. Often confused with néon and nini.

Key facts for nenni
PropertyValue
Headwordnenni
LanguageFrench
Part of speechIntj
IPA\nɛ.ni\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,911
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nenni in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nenni is 5 letters long, classified as anintj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɛ.ni\. Corpus data places it at rank #46,911 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for nenni, with forms such as "ennni", "neni", and "nenin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "néon", "nini", "nonne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is nenni, spelled N-E-N-N-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ou Expression négative qu’on emploie pour marquer un refus catégorique ou encore par plaisanterie dans les réponses.
  2. 2
    Que nenni ! : expression renforcée pour signifier « Non, pas du tout », « Absolument pas ». Équivaut au plus récent que non.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ennni,neni,nenin,nneni,nnenni

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nenni

Misspelling Variants of "nenni"

ennni5neni4nenin5nneni5nnenni6
Misspelling Variants of "nenni"

Frequency rank: #46,911 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nenni"?
"nenni" is spelled N-E-N-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛ.ni\.
What does "nenni" mean?
As an intj, "nenni" means: ou Expression négative qu’on emploie pour marquer un refus catégorique ou encore par plaisanterie dans les réponses.
What words are commonly confused with "nenni"?
"nenni" is commonly confused with "néon", "nini", "nonne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nenni"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nenni" is \nɛ.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nenni" come from?
"nenni" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our French index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.