nopal
\nɔ.pal\
The verdict
“nopal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre nom du figuier de Barbarie
Corpus desk
Index FR-nopal · nopal · French
nopal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | nopal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ.pal\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nopal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nopal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ.pal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom du figuier de Barbarie".
nopal has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 nopal, spelled N-O-P-A-L.
Definition
- 1Autre nom du figuier de Barbarie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nopal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
N’allez pas vous aviser de mettre des arbres dans le paysage : les arbres lui ôteraient tout son caractère espagnol. Je vous permets les aloès et les cactus, nopals, higa chumbera, dont je vous souhaite de manger les fruits.
Des raquettes gigantesques, des nopals monstrueux hérissent ces pentes décharnées et blanchâtres de leurs palettes et de leurs lances couleur de vert-de-gris.
This word in other languages
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