nuages

\nɥaʒ\

/\nɥaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“nuages” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,267
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de nuage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nuages · nuages · French

nuages · rank #5,267 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,267
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH noblesse

Nearest frequency peer: noblesse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nuages »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nuages » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nuages vs nues
67% similar
nuages vs nuées
67% similar
nuages vs nulles
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nuages
PropertyValue
Headwordnuages
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɥaʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,267
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nuages »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nuagesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « noblesse » (#5,266), « neuve » (#5,265), « occupée » (#5,269). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nuages » est au #5,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nuages (IPA \nɥaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,267 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nuage.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuages, with forms such as "nauges", "nnuages", and "nuaegs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "nues", "nuées", "nulles", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nuages, spelled N-U-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nuage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nuages appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans le ciel, de gros nuages bas de plafond qui se bourraillent pour rattraper les oies sauvages parties vers le sud.
  2. Comme un lourd océan sorti de ses rivages, À leur voix la nuit morne engloutit le soleil, Et l’éclair de la foudre entr’ouvre les nuages.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nauges
  • nnuages
  • nuaegs
  • nuagess
  • nuagges
  • nuagse
  • nugaes
  • unages

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuages - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nauges2nnuages1nuaegs2nuagess1nuagges1nuagse2nugaes2unages2
Edit distance from "nuages"

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 "nuages"?
"nuages" is spelled N-U-A-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥaʒ\.
What does "nuages" mean?
As a noun, "nuages" means: Pluriel de nuage.
What words are commonly confused with "nuages"?
"nuages" is commonly confused with "nues", "nuées", "nulles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuages"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuages" is \nɥaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuages" come from?
"nuages" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nuages", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grille#5,250fièvre#5,248sacrée#5,290Savoie#5,291

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

occupée8 variantspourras8 variantsquoique8 variantsdonnait8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list