nerprun

\nɛʁ.pʁœ̃\

/\nɛʁ.pʁœ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“nerprun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rhamnus, genre d’arbres de la famille des rhamnacées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nerprun · nerprun · French

nerprun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for nerprun
PropertyValue
Headwordnerprun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɛʁ.pʁœ̃\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nerprun » en français

nerprunreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nerprun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɛʁ.pʁœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nerprun, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nerprun, spelled N-E-R-P-R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rhamnus, genre d’arbres de la famille des rhamnacées.
  2. 2
    Rhamnus catharticus, le nerprun purgatif, arbrisseau qui porte un petit fruit noir dont on se sert en médecine et dans la teinture.
  3. 3
    Substance issue de certaines espèces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle voulut allumer un feu dans l’âtre : elle cassa, ici ou là, des branches vertes de sanvuillot et de nerprun, en fit un petit fagot de femme veuve et tenta de l’allumer avec son petit briquet doré.
  2. N’ayez crainte, le feu ronflait car je savais le bois qu’il fallait choisir. Le frêne et l’acacia pour faire de la flamme, le chêne et le foyard pour faire de la braise, le vieux nerprun et l’épine blanche pour durer.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nerprun"?
"nerprun" is spelled N-E-R-P-R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛʁ.pʁœ̃\.
What does "nerprun" mean?
As a noun, "nerprun" means: Rhamnus, genre d’arbres de la famille des rhamnacées.
How do you pronounce "nerprun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nerprun" is \nɛʁ.pʁœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nerprun" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list