nonpareil
\nɔ̃.pa.ʁɛj\
The verdict
“nonpareil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans pareil, sans égal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nonpareil · nonpareil · French
nonpareil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | nonpareil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nɔ̃.pa.ʁɛj\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nonpareil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nɔ̃.pa.ʁɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans pareil, sans égal.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nonpareil in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nonpareil, spelled N-O-N-P-A-R-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Sans pareil, sans égal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nonpareil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C'est grâce aux astres nonpareils, / Qui tout au fond du ciel flamboient, / Que mes yeux consumés ne voient / Que des souvenirs de soleils.
— Vous savez sa qualité véritable dont le marquis de Bruyères se porte garant, fit Vidalinc ; toutefois, sa force nonpareille à l’épée m’étonne, elle passe les habiletés connues.
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.