nuageux

\nɥa.ʒø\

/\nɥa.ʒø\/ adj

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The verdict

“nuageux” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,963
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Où il y a des nuages.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nuageux · nuageux · French

nuageux · rank #23,963 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,963
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Noémie

Nearest frequency peer: Noémie (-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 « nuageux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nuageux » 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).

nuageux vs nuage
71% similar
nuageux vs nuages
71% similar
nuageux vs nageur
71% similar

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

Key facts for nuageux
PropertyValue
Headwordnuageux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɥa.ʒø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,963
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nuageux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nuageuxse 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 « Noémie » (#23,962), « nomma » (#23,961), « nutriments » (#23,965). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nuageux » est au #23,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around nuageux (IPA \nɥa.ʒø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,963 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuageux, with forms such as "naugeux", "nnuageux", and "nuaegux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "nuage", "nuages", "nageur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nuageux, spelled N-U-A-G-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Où il y a des nuages.
  2. 2
    Dont les idées ne sont pas claires, qui se perd dans des spéculations vagues, confuses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le ciel était nuageux, l'humidité pénétrante. Entre des éclaircies de soleil, des averses tombaient.
  2. À 11 heures, nous devons descendre au ras de la mer ; une masse nuageuse nous barre la route ; elle est beaucoup trop élevée pour être survolée.

Synonyms

nubileux

This word in other languages

cloudy(English)nublado(Español)wolkig(Deutsch)nublado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • naugeux
  • nnuageux
  • nuaegux
  • nuageuxx
  • nuagexu
  • nuaggeux
  • nuaguex
  • nugaeux
  • unageux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuageux - 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.

naugeux2nnuageux1nuaegux2nuageuxx1nuagexu2nuaggeux1nuaguex2nugaeux2
Edit distance from "nuageux"

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 "nuageux"?
"nuageux" is spelled N-U-A-G-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥa.ʒø\.
What does "nuageux" mean?
As an adjective, "nuageux" means: Où il y a des nuages.
What words are commonly confused with "nuageux"?
"nuageux" is commonly confused with "nuage", "nuages", "nageur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuageux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuageux" is \nɥa.ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuageux" come from?
"nuageux" 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 "nuageux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ouellet#23,970ovaires#23,971podiums#23,979mordant#23,944

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Nogent9 variantsomission9 variantsmontez9 variantsmoelleux9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list