nu comme un ver
The verdict
“nu comme un ver” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépouillé de tout ; complètement nu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nu-comme-un-ver · nu comme un ver · French
nu comme un ver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | nu comme un ver |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nu comme un ver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dépouillé de tout ; complètement nu.".
Zero misspellings are on record for nu comme un ver in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is nu comme un ver, spelled N-U- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dépouillé de tout ; complètement nu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nu comme un ver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et puis j’ai vu la photo ... Tu étais habillée comme si tu faisais le tapin. — Je fais pas le tapin ! s’exclama Mara. N’empêche qu’elle était nue comme un ver. Et en public. — (Melissa de la Cruz, Un été pour tout changer, Albin Michel, 2005, 2013)
Les clients en ressortaient nus comme un ver ou la taille parée d'une serviette.
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.