neveux

\nə.vø\

/\nə.vø\/ noun

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The verdict

“neveux” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,610
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de neveu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-neveux · neveux · French

neveux · rank #19,610 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,610
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH natures

Nearest frequency peer: natures (-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 « neveux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « neveux » 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).

neveux vs niveaux
71% similar
neveux vs neveu
83% similar
neveux vs never
67% similar

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

Key facts for neveux
PropertyValue
Headwordneveux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nə.vø\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,610
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « neveux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).neveuxse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « natures » (#19,609), « noie » (#19,611), « narrative » (#19,608). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « neveux » est au #19,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around neveux (IPA \nə.vø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,610 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de neveu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for neveux, with forms such as "enveux", "neevux", and "neveuxx". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "niveaux", "neveu", "never", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is neveux, spelled N-E-V-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de neveu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce n’étaient pas proprement les neveux de l’empereur, mais ses petits-neveux, petits-fils de sa sœur Domitilla, et fils de Flavia Domitilla et de Flavius Clémens.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enveux
  • neevux
  • neveuxx
  • nevexu
  • nevuex
  • nevveux
  • nneveux
  • nveeux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neveux - 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.

enveux2neevux2neveuxx1nevexu2nevuex2nevveux1nneveux1nveeux2
Edit distance from "neveux"

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 "neveux"?
"neveux" is spelled N-E-V-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \nə.vø\.
What does "neveux" mean?
As a noun, "neveux" means: Pluriel de neveu.
What words are commonly confused with "neveux"?
"neveux" is commonly confused with "niveaux", "neveu", "never". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neveux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neveux" is \nə.vø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neveux" come from?
"neveux" 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 "neveux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

novice#19,612mourra#19,605mollet#19,603piégée#19,629

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

occulte8 variantsparesse8 variantsration8 variantsremous8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list