neues
\ˈnɔɪ̯əs\
The verdict
“neues” is uncommon French (frequency #96,172 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,172
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de neu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neues · neues · French
neues · rank #96,172 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,172
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH Naïade
Nearest frequency peer: Naïade (-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 « neues »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- nasaux
nasaux
3,834 corpus weight
- natty
natty
3,833 corpus weight
- Naïade
Naïade
3,830 corpus weight
- neues
neues
3,829 corpus weight
- nichés
nichés
3,826 corpus weight
- niece
niece
3,824 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « neues » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neues |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈnɔɪ̯əs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,172 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « neues » en français
Rare enough to double-check
neues is uncommon French at frequency #96,172 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈnɔɪ̯əs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for neues, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is neues, spelled N-E-U-E-S.
Definition
- 1Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de neu.
- 2Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison mixte de neu.
- 3Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de neu.
- 4Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison mixte de neu.
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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