nerveux

\nɛʁ.vø\

/\nɛʁ.vø\/ adj

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The verdict

“nerveux” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,370
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux nerfs et au système nerveux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nerveux · nerveux · French

nerveux · rank #5,370 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,370
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH musées

Nearest frequency peer: musées (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nerveux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nerveux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nerveux vs neveu
71% similar
nerveux vs neveux
86% similar
nerveux vs neigeux
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nerveux
PropertyValue
Headwordnerveux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɛʁ.vø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,370
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nerveux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nerveuxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « musées » (#5,369), « neutre » (#5,371), « mineur » (#5,368). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nerveux » est au #5,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around nerveux (IPA \nɛʁ.vø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,370 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nerveux, with forms such as "enrveux", "nerevux", and "nerrveux". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "neveu", "neveux", "neigeux", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nerveux, spelled N-E-R-V-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux nerfs et au système nerveux.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une personne qui a les nerfs sensibles ou irritables.
  3. 3
    Qualifie un état de nervosité accidentelle ou passagère.
  4. 4
    Qui a de bons nerfs ; qui a de la force dans les muscles.
  5. 5
    Qualifie ce qui a de la fermeté, de la vigueur.
  6. 6
    Qui est plein de nerfs et de muscles.
  7. 7
    Qualifie une viande trop dure.
  8. 8
    Qui tend à se déformer après l’abattage, en particulier lors de son utilisation en menuiserie.
  9. 9
    Qualifie un charbon particulièrement dur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quelle est l’importance de la théorie de Pavlov sur l’activité nerveuse supérieure pour la philosophie marxiste-léniniste ?
  2. Inspirée par le fonctionnement des cellules nerveuses des organismes vivants, la logique neuromorphique propose une alternative à la logique booléenne. Ces concepts introduits en 1943 ont conduit à des applications relativement limitées jusqu'à ce jour.

Synonyms

énervé

This word in other languages

nervous(English)nervioso(Español)nervös(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enrveux
  • nerevux
  • nerrveux
  • nerveuxx
  • nervexu
  • nervuex
  • nervveux
  • nevreux
  • nnerveux
  • nreveux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nerveux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enrveux2nerevux2nerrveux1nerveuxx1nervexu2nervuex2nervveux1nevreux2
Edit distance from "nerveux"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nerveux"?
"nerveux" is spelled N-E-R-V-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛʁ.vø\.
What does "nerveux" mean?
As an adjective, "nerveux" means: Relatif aux nerfs et au système nerveux.
What words are commonly confused with "nerveux"?
"nerveux" is commonly confused with "neveu", "neveux", "neigeux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nerveux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nerveux" is \nɛʁ.vø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nerveux" come from?
"nerveux" 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 "nerveux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

oeuvres#5,372opposer#5,373matinée#5,365pasteur#5,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

massacre10 variantsloisirs10 variantspoignée10 variantsinitiale10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list