néologisme

/\ne.ɔ.lɔ.ʒism\/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,179

in French word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

néologisme is aFrenchnoun. It means: Abus de la création de mots nouveaux ou de l’emploi de mots anciens dans de nouveaux sens. Pronounced \ne.ɔ.lɔ.ʒism\. Often confused with néologismes.

Key facts for néologisme
PropertyValue
Headwordnéologisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ne.ɔ.lɔ.ʒism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,179
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for néologisme is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ne.ɔ.lɔ.ʒism\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,179 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for néologisme, with forms such as "neologisme", "nnéologisme", and "noélogisme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "néologismes", 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 néologisme, spelled N-É-O-L-O-G-I-S-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abus de la création de mots nouveaux ou de l’emploi de mots anciens dans de nouveaux sens.
  2. 2
    Fait d’employer ou d'inventer des mots nouveaux (nom commun, adjectif, etc.) ou des expressions nouvelles.
  3. 3
    Mot nouveau ou récemment forgé pour répondre à un manque ou pour son caractère expressif.
  4. 4
    Nouveau sens donné à un mot existant ; néosémie.
  5. 5
    Mot qui n’existe pas utilisé par quelqu’un souffrant de certains troubles du langage (aphasie…).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: neologisme,nnéologisme,noélogisme,néloogisme,néolgoisme,néollogisme,néologgisme,néologimse,néologisem,néologismme,néologissme,néologsime,néoloigsme,néoolgisme,énologisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for néologisme

Misspelling Variants of "néologisme"

neologisme10nnéologisme11noélogisme10néloogisme10néolgoisme10néollogisme11néologgisme11néologimse10
Misspelling Variants of "néologisme"

Frequency rank: #35,179 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "néologisme"?
"néologisme" is spelled N-É-O-L-O-G-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.ɔ.lɔ.ʒism\.
What does "néologisme" mean?
As a noun, "néologisme" means: Abus de la création de mots nouveaux ou de l’emploi de mots anciens dans de nouveaux sens.
What words are commonly confused with "néologisme"?
"néologisme" is commonly confused with "néologismes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "néologisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "néologisme" is \ne.ɔ.lɔ.ʒism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "néologisme" come from?
"néologisme" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.