neufs

\nœf\

/\nœf\/ adj

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The verdict

“neufs” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,037
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de neuf.

Corpus desk

Index FR-neufs · neufs · French

neufs · rank #10,037 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,037
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH métalliques

Nearest frequency peer: métalliques (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « neufs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « neufs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

neufs vs nus
60% similar
neufs vs nous
60% similar
neufs vs news
60% similar

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

Key facts for neufs
PropertyValue
Headwordneufs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nœf\
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,037
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « neufs »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).neufsse 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 « métalliques » (#10,036), « notables » (#10,038), « musculaire » (#10,035). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « neufs » est au #10,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around neufs (IPA \nœf\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,037 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de neuf.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for neufs, with forms such as "enufs", "nefus", and "neuffs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nus", "nous", "news", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is neufs, spelled N-E-U-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de neuf.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how neufs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si, dans la solitude, une femme de beauté médiocre sans cesse étudiée devient sublime et imposante, peut-être une femme aussi magnifiquement belle que l’était la duchesse arrivait-elle à stupéfier un jeune homme chez qui l’exaltation trouvait des ressorts neufs, car elle absorbait réellement cette jeune âme.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enufs
  • nefus
  • neuffs
  • neufss
  • neusf
  • nneufs
  • nuefs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neufs - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enufs2nefus2neuffs1neufss1neusf2nneufs1nuefs2
Edit distance from "neufs"

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 "neufs"?
"neufs" is spelled N-E-U-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nœf\.
What does "neufs" mean?
As an adjective, "neufs" means: Masculin pluriel de neuf.
What words are commonly confused with "neufs"?
"neufs" is commonly confused with "nus", "nous", "news". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neufs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neufs" is \nœf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neufs" come from?
"neufs" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

price#10,050reins#10,059resta#10,063gilet#10,008

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pisser7 variantssonner7 variantstrahi7 variantsdorée7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list