nocturnes

\nɔk.tyʁn\

/\nɔk.tyʁn\/ adj

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The verdict

“nocturnes” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,017
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de nocturne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nocturnes · nocturnes · French

nocturnes · rank #13,017 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,017
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH naïve

Nearest frequency peer: naïve (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nocturnes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nocturnes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nocturnes vs nocturne
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nocturnes
PropertyValue
Headwordnocturnes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɔk.tyʁn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,017
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nocturnes »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nocturnesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « naïve » (#13,016), « nova » (#13,018), « nanas » (#13,015). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nocturnes » est au #13,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nocturnes (IPA \nɔk.tyʁn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,017 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nocturne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nocturnes, with forms such as "ncoturnes", "nnocturnes", and "noccturnes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nocturne", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 nocturnes, spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nocturne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Titubant et bêlant le long des ritournelles des nocturnes loriots de vos cœurs, et vous flagellant d’étamines choisies, hypnotisez-vous devers la Lune, pour la saison des semailles, et caressez-vous ensuite bien singulièrement pour déchrysalider vos papillons de nuit !
  2. Dans le contexte culturel de la publication de ce livre, il est observé que, « Les intentions des barbouilleurs nocturnes sont de corsiser les noms des lieux » (Ettori, op. cit. : 360).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ncoturnes
  • nnocturnes
  • noccturnes
  • noctrunes
  • noctturnes
  • noctunres
  • nocturens
  • nocturness
  • nocturnnes
  • nocturnse
  • nocturrnes
  • nocutrnes
  • notcurnes
  • oncturnes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nocturnes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ncoturnes2nnocturnes1noccturnes1noctrunes2noctturnes1noctunres2nocturens2nocturness1
Edit distance from "nocturnes"

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 "nocturnes"?
"nocturnes" is spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔk.tyʁn\.
What does "nocturnes" mean?
As an adjective, "nocturnes" means: Pluriel de nocturne.
What words are commonly confused with "nocturnes"?
"nocturnes" is commonly confused with "nocturne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nocturnes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nocturnes" is \nɔk.tyʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nocturnes" come from?
"nocturnes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

moustiques14 variantsparisiennes14 variantsengouement14 variantssupportent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list