nerveux
French, adjective/nɛʁ.vø/
nerveux is spelled N-E-R-V-E-U-X (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,331st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nerveux is a French adjective meaning “nerve; nervous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif aux nerfs et au système nerveux”.
What does nerveux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nerve; nervous
système nerveux
- 2
nervous, anxious
Elle était très nerveuse.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux nerfs et au système nerveux. 2. Qualifie une personne qui a les nerfs sensibles ou irritables. 3. Qualifie un état de nervosité accidentelle ou passagère. 4. Qui a de bons nerfs ; qui a de la force dans les muscles.
noun: 1. Personne ou animal excité, irritable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nerveux
- nerveuse feminine
- nerveuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nerveux?
- /nɛʁ.vø/
- \nɛʁ.vø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nerveux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nerveux in French?
nerveux appears 13 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).