nougats

\nu.ɡa\

/\nu.ɡa\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-nougats · nougats · French

nougats · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 nougats
PropertyValue
Headwordnougats
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nu.ɡa\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nougats » en français

nougatssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

nougats is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nu.ɡa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de nougat.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nougats, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nougats, spelled N-O-U-G-A-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nougat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Des orateurs qui puaient de partout, le chien mouillé, bicause pardingue, des crocs, bicause la carie, des nougats, bicause ils sont deuils, du saladier, bicause l’estomac ;

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 "nougats"?
"nougats" is spelled N-O-U-G-A-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nu.ɡa\.
What does "nougats" mean?
As a noun, "nougats" means: Pluriel de nougat.
How do you pronounce "nougats"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nougats" is \nu.ɡa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nougats" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list