neuvaine

\nø.vɛn\

/\nø.vɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“neuvaine” is uncommon French (frequency #66,157 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,157
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espace de neuf jours consécutifs pendant lesquels on fait quelque acte de dévotion, quelque prière en l’honneur d’un saint pour implorer secours et miséricorde.

Key facts for neuvaine
PropertyValue
Headwordneuvaine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nø.vɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “neuvaine” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). neuvaine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neuvaine is uncommon French at frequency #66,157 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \nø.vɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

neuvaine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is neuvaine, spelled N-E-U-V-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace de neuf jours consécutifs pendant lesquels on fait quelque acte de dévotion, quelque prière en l’honneur d’un saint pour implorer secours et miséricorde.
  2. 2
    Période de neuf jours consécutifs.
  3. 3
    Ennéade, réunion de choses de même nature, au nombre de neuf ou à peu près.

This word in other languages

novena(English)novenario(Español)

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 "neuvaine"?
"neuvaine" is spelled N-E-U-V-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nø.vɛn\.
What does "neuvaine" mean?
As a noun, "neuvaine" means: Espace de neuf jours consécutifs pendant lesquels on fait quelque acte de dévotion, quelque prière en l’honneur d’un saint pour implorer secours et miséricorde.
How do you pronounce "neuvaine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neuvaine" is \nø.vɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neuvaine" come from?
"neuvaine" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “neuvaine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-E-U-V-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nø.vɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list