neue

\ˈnɔɪ̯ə\

/\ˈnɔɪ̯ə\/ adj

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The verdict

“neue” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #44,599) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#44,599
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-neue · neue · French

neue · rank #44,599 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,599
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nen

Nearest frequency peer: nen (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « neue »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « neue » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

neue vs nu
50% similar
neue vs new
50% similar
neue vs nul
50% similar

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

Key facts for neue
PropertyValue
Headwordneue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈnɔɪ̯ə\
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,599
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « neue »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.neuese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « nen » (#44,598), « nurse » (#44,600), « naviguent » (#44,597). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « neue » est au #44,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for neue is neighbouring look-alikes ("nu", "new", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\. Frequency #44,599 among 1,563 “N” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  1. 1
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de neu.
  3. 3
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.
  4. 4
    Nominatif 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.

enue2neeu2nneue1
Edit distance from "neue"

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 "neue"?
"neue" is spelled N-E-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\.
What does "neue" mean?
As an adjective, "neue" means: Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu.
What words are commonly confused with "neue"?
"neue" is commonly confused with "nu", "new", "nul". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neue" is \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neue" come from?
"neue" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

omni#44,609pino#44,631kana#44,533judd#44,532

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list