nième
French, noun\ɛ.njɛm\
nième is spelled N-I-È-M-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 69,707th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nième is a French feminine noun meaning “alternative form of énième” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante orthographique de énième”.
What does nième mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alternative form of énième
noun
- 1
femininemasculinealternative form of énième
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Variante orthographique de énième.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de énième.
adjective: 1. Variante orthographique de énième.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de énième.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nième
- nièmes plural
- n^(ième) canonical
- Nièmes plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nième?
- \ɛ.njɛm\
- \e.njɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nième in French?
nième appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).