neue
\ˈnɔɪ̯ə\
The verdict
“neue” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #44,599 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #44,599
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #44,599 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neue” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for neue is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\. Corpus data places it at rank #44,599 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for neue, with forms such as "enue", "neeu", and "nneue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nu", "new", "nul", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is neue, spelled N-E-U-E.
Definition
- 1Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.
- 2Accusatif féminin singulier de neu.
- 3Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.
- 4Nominatif féminin singulier de neu.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enue,neeu,nneue
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neue - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “neue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-E-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nu” - see the side-by-side comparison. neue vs nu
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.