Nouvelles-Hébrides
\nu.vɛl.z‿e.bʁid\
The verdict
“Nouvelles-Hébrides” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archipel océanien, composant la République de Vanuatu.
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Index FR-nouvelles-hebrides · Nouvelles-Hébrides · French
Nouvelles-Hébrides · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Nouvelles-Hébrides |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \nu.vɛl.z‿e.bʁid\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Nouvelles-Hébrides is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \nu.vɛl.z‿e.bʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archipel océanien, composant la République de Vanuatu.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Nouvelles-Hébrides in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Nouvelles-Hébrides, spelled N-O-U-V-E-L-L-E-S---H-É-B-R-I-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Archipel océanien, composant la République de Vanuatu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nouvelles-Hébrides appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 25 décembre, le Nautilus naviguait au milieu de l’archipel des Nouvelles-Hébrides, que Quiros découvrit en 1606, que Bougainville explora en 1768, et auquel Cook donna son nom actuel en 1773.
La rivalité franco-britannique aux Nouvelles-Hébrides se résout en 1906 par une convention instituant un condominium.
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.