néphrite
\ne.fʁit\
The verdict
“néphrite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation du rein.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nephrite · néphrite · French
néphrite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | néphrite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ne.fʁit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « néphrite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
néphrite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne.fʁit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
néphrite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is néphrite, spelled N-É-P-H-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Inflammation du rein.
- 2Roche métamorphique constituée principalement d’un agrégat microfibreux de trémolite et/ou d’actinolite, formant, avec la jadéite, les deux gemmes traditionnellement appelées jade.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how néphrite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans certains cas, on observe en outre de la céphalalgie, de la dyspnée, du coma, symptômes qui sont presque toujours sous la dépendance de l’urémie occasionnée par la néphrite.
Mon frère venait d’être pris d’une néphrite qui réclamait encore des soins et lui interdisait d’être interne.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.