nuée

/\nɥe\/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,934

in French word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

nuée is aFrenchnoun. It means: Nuage étendu, épais, sombre. Pronounced \nɥe\. Often confused with nul and nus.

Key facts for nuée
PropertyValue
Headwordnuée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɥe\
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,934
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nuée in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nuée is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɥe\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,934 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuée, with forms such as "nnuée", "nuee", and "nueé". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nul", "nus", "nuit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is nuée, spelled N-U-É-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nuage étendu, épais, sombre.
  2. 2
    Une entreprise, un complot, une conspiration, une punition, une vengeance, etc., qui se prépare et qui est près d’éclater.
  3. 3
    Une multitude de personnes, d’oiseaux, d’animaux venus par troupes.
  4. 4
    Nuage formé d’un très grand nombre d’éléments.
  5. 5
    Une grande quantité de choses.
  6. 6
    Abstractions vagues et d’idées chimériques.
  7. 7
    Meuble représentant de la vapeur opaque dans les armoiries. Souvent en lien avec un élément divin, elle se représente sous la forme d'un agglomérat cotonneux pouvant être mouvant des bords de l’écu (ce qui doit être blasonné). À rapprocher de nuage.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnuée,nuee,nueé,néue,unée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nuée

Misspelling Variants of "nuée"

nnuée5nuee4nueé4néue4unée4
Misspelling Variants of "nuée"

Frequency rank: #32,934 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nuée"?
"nuée" is spelled N-U-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥe\.
What does "nuée" mean?
As a noun, "nuée" means: Nuage étendu, épais, sombre.
What words are commonly confused with "nuée"?
"nuée" is commonly confused with "nul", "nus", "nuit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuée" is \nɥe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuée" come from?
"nuée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our French index:

Explore PlainSpell

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.