novlangue
\nɔv.lɑ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“novlangue” is uncommon French (frequency #53,517 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,517
- frequency rank, French
- 86,328
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Dans l’univers du roman 1984 de George Orwell) Langue officielle de l’Océania.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | novlangue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔv.lɑ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “novlangue” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
novlangue is uncommon French at frequency #53,517 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔv.lɑ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for novlangue, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is novlangue, spelled N-O-V-L-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1(Dans l’univers du roman 1984 de George Orwell) Langue officielle de l’Océania.
- 2Langue dans laquelle le sens des mots est détourné en vue de manipuler les citoyens.
- 3Registre de langue abscons, proche de la langue de bois ou du politiquement correct.
- 4Langue de bois, en particulier en parlant des politiciens.
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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.
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Using “novlangue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-O-V-L-A-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɔv.lɑ̃ɡ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.