neto
\nˈɛ.tu\
The verdict
“neto” is uncommon French (frequency #58,786 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,786
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit-fils.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neto · neto · French
neto · rank #58,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,786
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH Neruda
Nearest frequency peer: Neruda (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « neto »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Natur
Natur
41,220 corpus weight
- naturaliser
naturaliser
41,219 corpus weight
- Neruda
Neruda
41,216 corpus weight
- neto
neto
41,215 corpus weight
- Norwegian
Norwegian
41,213 corpus weight
- notte
notte
41,211 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « neto » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neto |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nˈɛ.tu\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #58,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « neto » en français
Rare enough to double-check
neto is uncommon French at frequency #58,786 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \nˈɛ.tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit-fils.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for neto in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 neto, spelled N-E-T-O.
Definition
- 1Petit-fils.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how neto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O compositor Buci Moreira, neto de tia Ciata e nascido e criado nas redondezas da Praça Onze, em entrevista reproduzida neste livro, levantou a hipótese de ter sido Alcebíades Barcelos também o inventor do tamborim, mas o próprio Bide, também em entrevista reproduzida neste livro, disse não se lembrar de tal invento.
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.
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