nicher

\ni.ʃe\

/\ni.ʃe\/ verb

The verdict

“nicher” is uncommon French (frequency #64,643 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,643
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire son nid.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nicher · nicher · French

nicher · rank #64,643 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,643
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH neuchâtelois

Nearest frequency peer: neuchâtelois (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « nicher »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « nicher » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nicher
PropertyValue
Headwordnicher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ni.ʃe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,643
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nicher » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nichertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « neuchâtelois » (#64,642), « nickelés » (#64,644), « nigga » (#64,646). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nicher » est au #64,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nicher is uncommon French at frequency #64,643 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ni.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nicher, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nicher, spelled N-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire son nid.
  2. 2
    Placer en quelque endroit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces îlots, constitués de basalte, servent de repaires à des myriades d’eiders qui nichent dans les rochers.
  2. Le poète de Beaume est un solitaire, qui n’a ni maison, ni famille, comme ces oiseaux qui nichent dans le nid des autres de peur d’oublier leurs chansons à amasser des brindilles.

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); 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 "nicher"?
"nicher" is spelled N-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ni.ʃe\.
What does "nicher" mean?
As a verb, "nicher" means: Faire son nid.
How do you pronounce "nicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nicher" is \ni.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nicher" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list