nettement
French, adverb\nɛt.mɑ̃\
nettement is spelled N-E-T-T-E-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,602nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nettement is a French adverb meaning “neatly, cleanly, clearly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière nette”.
What does nettement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
neatly, cleanly, clearly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière nette. 2. Clairement. 3. Franchement ; sans rien déguiser.
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.
How do you pronounce nettement?
- \nɛt.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nettement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nettement in French?
nettement appears 21 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).