nu comme un ver

adj

The verdict

“nu comme un ver” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dépouillé de tout ; complètement nu.

Key facts for nu comme un ver
PropertyValue
Headwordnu comme un ver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nu comme un ver” sits in French frequency

nu comme un ver falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nu comme un ver is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

  1. 1
    Dépouillé de tout ; complètement nu.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nu comme un ver"?
"nu comme un ver" is spelled N-U- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -V-E-R.
What does "nu comme un ver" mean?
As an adjective, "nu comme un ver" means: Dépouillé de tout ; complètement nu.
What language does "nu comme un ver" come from?
"nu comme un ver" 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 “nu comme un ver”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-U- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list