nuisance
French, noun/nɥi.zɑ̃s/
nuisance is spelled N-U-I-S-A-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nuisance is a French feminine noun meaning “nuisance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Trouble, dérangement, gêne persistante, calamité, fléau, pollution. Cause de perturbation pour le bon…”.
What does nuisance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenuisance
- 2
femininepollution
Les nuisances sonores sont un véritable fléau dans ce quartier.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Trouble, dérangement, gêne persistante, calamité, fléau, pollution. Cause de perturbation pour le bon fonctionnement d'une entreprise, d'un projet.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nuisance
- nuisances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nuisance?
- /nɥi.zɑ̃s/
- \nɥi.zɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nuisance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nuisance in French?
nuisance appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).