nuise

\nɥiz\

/\nɥiz\/ verb

The verdict

“nuise” is uncommon French (frequency #57,467 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,467
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de nuire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nuise · nuise · French

nuise · rank #57,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,467
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH noyades

Nearest frequency peer: noyades (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « nuise »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « nuise » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nuise
PropertyValue
Headwordnuise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nɥiz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nuise » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nuisetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « noyades » (#57,466), « nuova » (#57,468), « nourrissaient » (#57,465). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nuise » est au #57,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nuise is uncommon French at frequency #57,467 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \nɥiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

nuise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nuise, spelled N-U-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de nuire.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de nuire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais que ma véracité ne nuise pas au succès de mon affaire.

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 "nuise"?
"nuise" is spelled N-U-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥiz\.
What does "nuise" mean?
As a verb, "nuise" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de nuire.
How do you pronounce "nuise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuise" is \nɥiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuise" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list