nombrilique
\nɔ̃.bʁi.lik\
The verdict
“nombrilique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Centré sur soi-même, narcissique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nombrilique · nombrilique · French
nombrilique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | nombrilique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nɔ̃.bʁi.lik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nombrilique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nombrilique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nɔ̃.bʁi.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Centré sur soi-même, narcissique.".
nombrilique has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nombrilique, spelled N-O-M-B-R-I-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Centré sur soi-même, narcissique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nombrilique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La maison Pouchkine (Albin Michel) est un très mauvais roman soviétique, à la fois verbeux, agressif, nombrilique, pinailleur et cabot, avec quelques jolies pages d'essai, mais beaucoup trop longues et diffuses.
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.