nourrain
\nu.ʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“nourrain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fretin, petit poisson qu’on met dans un étang pour le repeupler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nourrain · nourrain · French
nourrain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | nourrain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nu.ʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nourrain » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nourrain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nu.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
nourrain has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nourrain, spelled N-O-U-R-R-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Fretin, petit poisson qu’on met dans un étang pour le repeupler.
- 2Jeune porc après le sevrage et au début de la période d’engraissement.
- 3Tirelire en forme de cochon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nourrain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il nous est permis alors d’avoir une mesure précise de l’empoissonnement en nourrain à différents stades.
Ces petites misères ont suffi à me faire garder de ce temps-là d’assez mauvais souvenirs. Mais ce fut à une foire d’hiver à Bourbon, ou j’étais allé avec mon père conduire une bande de nourrains, que m’advint le plus triste épisode de ma carrière de porcher.
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.