nourrir

\nu.ʁiʁ\

/\nu.ʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“nourrir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,088
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustenter, servir d’aliment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nourrir · nourrir · French

nourrir · rank #4,088 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,088
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nationalité

Nearest frequency peer: nationalité (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nourrir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nourrir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nourrir vs nourris
86% similar
nourrir vs nourri
86% similar
nourrir vs Norris
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nourrir
PropertyValue
Headwordnourrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nu.ʁiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,088
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nourrir »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nourrirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « nationalité » (#4,087), « motifs » (#4,086), « prendra » (#4,090). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nourrir » est au #4,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nourrir (IPA \nu.ʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,088 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nourrir, with forms such as "nnourrir", "norurir", and "nourir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "nourris", "nourri", "Norris", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nourrir, spelled N-O-U-R-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustenter, servir d’aliment.
  2. 2
    Donner des engrais, engraisser, fumer.
  3. 3
    Allaiter.
  4. 4
    Allaiter.
  5. 5
    Entretenir d’aliments.
  6. 6
    Instruire, élever.
  7. 7
    Approvisionner de vivres.
  8. 8
    Procurer un revenu, une rente.
  9. 9
    Produire, porter, renfermer.
  10. 10
    Donner un aliment.
  11. 11
    Entretenir ; faire subsister ; faire durer.
  12. 12
    Entretenir, faire profiter de certaines choses.
  13. 13
    Entretenir dans son esprit, un sentiment, une pensée ou un dessein.
  14. 14
    Faire que les sons soient pleins et les soutenir pendant leur durée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les aliments propres à nourrir l’homme.
  2. Cette fertile région produit tout ce qui est nécessaire pour nourrir hommes et animaux.

This word in other languages

feed(English)nutrir(Español)ernähren(Deutsch)alimentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnourrir
  • norurir
  • nourir
  • nourirr
  • nourrirr
  • nourrri
  • nuorrir
  • onurrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nourrir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnourrir1norurir2nourir1nourirr2nourrirr1nourrri2nuorrir2onurrir2
Edit distance from "nourrir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nourrir"?
"nourrir" is spelled N-O-U-R-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \nu.ʁiʁ\.
What does "nourrir" mean?
As a verb, "nourrir" means: Sustenter, servir d’aliment.
What words are commonly confused with "nourrir"?
"nourrir" is commonly confused with "nourris", "nourri", "Norris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nourrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nourrir" is \nu.ʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nourrir" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nourrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prendra#4,090mineurs#4,084maîtres#4,083prévoit#4,093

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

minuit8 variantsrelais8 variantsvaisseau8 variantsWilliam8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list