nez de chien
\ne də ʃjɛ̃\
The verdict
“nez de chien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom donné à certaines truffes sans intérêt culinaire, dont la truffe rousse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nez de chien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ne də ʃjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nez de chien” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nez de chien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne də ʃjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nez de chien in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nez de chien, spelled N-E-Z- -D-E- -C-H-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nom donné à certaines truffes sans intérêt culinaire, dont la truffe rousse
- 2Disposition particulière des pierres au jeu de go
- 3Variété supposée de hérisson.
- 4Mélange de bière et d’eau-de-vie
- 5Flair.
- 6Masque en forme de museau de chien.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “nez de chien”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-E-Z- -D-E- -C-H-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ne də ʃjɛ̃\ (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.