nubile
\ny.bil\
The verdict
“nubile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est en âge de se marier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nubile · nubile · French
nubile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | nubile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ny.bil\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nubile » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nubile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ny.bil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nubile in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nubile, spelled N-U-B-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est en âge de se marier.
- 2Qui est en âge de procréer, pubère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nubile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Selon l’article 144 du Code civil français, les filles et les garçons sont réputés nubiles à dix-huit ans révolus.
Ainsi nous avons, dans les campagnes du Midi et dans toutes les populations urbaines du Nord, des jeunes filles qui deviennent nubiles à l’âge de douze ou treize ans et qui ne peuvent à dix-huit ans fonder une famille où il leur semble bon, si leur père prétend avoir des raisons de leur interdire le mariage.
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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.