nom de naissance

\nɔ̃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\

/\nɔ̃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“nom de naissance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom donné à un enfant à sa naissance selon les normes juridiques ou culturelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nom-de-naissance · nom de naissance · French

nom de naissance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for nom de naissance
PropertyValue
Headwordnom de naissance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nom de naissance » en français

nom de naissancereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nom de naissance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné à un enfant à sa naissance selon les normes juridiques ou culturelles.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nom de naissance, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nom de naissance, spelled N-O-M- -D-E- -N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné à un enfant à sa naissance selon les normes juridiques ou culturelles.

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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 "nom de naissance"?
"nom de naissance" is spelled N-O-M- -D-E- -N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\.
What does "nom de naissance" mean?
As a noun, "nom de naissance" means: Nom donné à un enfant à sa naissance selon les normes juridiques ou culturelles.
How do you pronounce "nom de naissance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nom de naissance" is \nɔ̃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nom de naissance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list