nouveau-né
\nu.vo.ne\
The verdict
“nouveau-né” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui vient de naître.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nouveau-ne · nouveau-né · French
nouveau-né · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | nouveau-né |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nu.vo.ne\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nouveau-né » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nouveau-né is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nu.vo.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nouveau-né, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nouveau-né, spelled N-O-U-V-E-A-U---N-É.
Definition
- 1Qui vient de naître.
- 2Qui vient de naître.
- 3Qui vient d’apparaître, de se former ou d’être créé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nouveau-né appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle plie les genoux comme un girafeau nouveau-né.
Ils sont bien loin de nous ces premiers jours du monde Où, prodiguant ses dons, la nature féconde Laissait vivre mille ans ses enfants nouveau-nés ; […].
This word in other languages
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.