nid d’épervier
\ni d‿e.pɛʁ.vje\
The verdict
“nid d’épervier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bâtiment construit en montagne, en un lieu élevé et d'accès difficile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nid-d-epervier · nid d’épervier · French
nid d’épervier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nid d’épervier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ni d‿e.pɛʁ.vje\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nid d’épervier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ni d‿e.pɛʁ.vje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bâtiment construit en montagne, en un lieu élevé et d'accès difficile.".
nid d’épervier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nid d’épervier, spelled N-I-D- -D-’-É-P-E-R-V-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Bâtiment construit en montagne, en un lieu élevé et d'accès difficile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nid d’épervier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et c’était encore le temps où les villages en nid d’épervier, et les vallées bienheureuses du Kafiristan n’avaient point perdu jusqu’à leur nom.
Synonyms
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.