névroglie

\ne.vʁo.ɡli\

/\ne.vʁo.ɡli\/ noun

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The verdict

“névroglie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tissu de soutien de la substance nerveuse.

Key facts for névroglie
PropertyValue
Headwordnévroglie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ne.vʁo.ɡli\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “névroglie” sits in French frequency

névroglie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

névroglie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne.vʁo.ɡli\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tissu de soutien de la substance nerveuse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for névroglie, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is névroglie, spelled N-É-V-R-O-G-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tissu de soutien de la substance nerveuse.

Synonyms

glie

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "névroglie"?
"névroglie" is spelled N-É-V-R-O-G-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.vʁo.ɡli\.
What does "névroglie" mean?
As a noun, "névroglie" means: Tissu de soutien de la substance nerveuse.
How do you pronounce "névroglie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "névroglie" is \ne.vʁo.ɡli\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "névroglie" come from?
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Using “névroglie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-É-V-R-O-G-L-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ne.vʁo.ɡli\ (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
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