nove

\nɔv\

/\nɔv\/ verb

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The verdict

“nove” is uncommon French (frequency #93,042 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,042
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de nover.

Key facts for nove
PropertyValue
Headwordnove
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nɔv\
Letters4
Frequency rank#93,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nove” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nove lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nove is uncommon French at frequency #93,042 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \nɔv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

nove doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nove, spelled N-O-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de nover.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de nover.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de nover.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de nover.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de nover.

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 "nove"?
"nove" is spelled N-O-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔv\.
What does "nove" mean?
As a verb, "nove" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de nover.
How do you pronounce "nove"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nove" is \nɔv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nove" come from?
"nove" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “nove”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list