nie und nimmer

\niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\

/\niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\/ adv

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The verdict

“nie und nimmer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jamais de la vie, en aucun cas.

Key facts for nie und nimmer
PropertyValue
Headwordnie und nimmer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nie und nimmer” sits in French frequency

nie und nimmer 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

nie und nimmer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jamais de la vie, en aucun cas.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nie und nimmer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is nie und nimmer, spelled N-I-E- -U-N-D- -N-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jamais de la vie, en aucun cas.

Synonyms

niemalsnie im Lebenim Leben nicht

Antonyms

allzeitimmerständig

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 "nie und nimmer"?
"nie und nimmer" is spelled N-I-E- -U-N-D- -N-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\.
What does "nie und nimmer" mean?
As an adverb, "nie und nimmer" means: Jamais de la vie, en aucun cas.
How do you pronounce "nie und nimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nie und nimmer" is \niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nie und nimmer" come from?
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Using “nie und nimmer”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-I-E- -U-N-D- -N-I-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \niː ʊnt ˈnɪmɐ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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