nuisent

\nɥiz\

/\nɥiz\/ verb

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The verdict

“nuisent” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,755
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nuire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nuisent · nuisent · French

nuisent · rank #25,755 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,755
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH négociants

Nearest frequency peer: négociants (+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 « nuisent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nuisent » 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).

nuisent vs nient
71% similar
nuisent vs noient
71% similar
nuisent vs naissent
75% similar

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

Key facts for nuisent
PropertyValue
Headwordnuisent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nɥiz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,755
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nuisent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nuisentse 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 « négociants » (#25,756), « nominal » (#25,753), « obtienne » (#25,757). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nuisent » est au #25,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nuisent (IPA \nɥiz\), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,755 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuisent, with forms such as "niusent", "nnuisent", and "nuiesnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nient", "noient", "naissent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nuisent, spelled N-U-I-S-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nuire.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de nuire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • niusent
  • nnuisent
  • nuiesnt
  • nuisennt
  • nuisentt
  • nuisetn
  • nuisnet
  • nusient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuisent - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

niusent2nnuisent1nuiesnt2nuisennt1nuisentt1nuisetn2nuisnet2nusient2
Edit distance from "nuisent"

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 "nuisent"?
"nuisent" is spelled N-U-I-S-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥiz\.
What does "nuisent" mean?
As a verb, "nuisent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nuire.
What words are commonly confused with "nuisent"?
"nuisent" is commonly confused with "nient", "noient", "naissent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuisent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuisent" is \nɥiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuisent" come from?
"nuisent" 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 "nuisent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

nominal#25,753Pearson#25,763mutants#25,746Morlaix#25,744

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Mitch8 variantslouent8 variantsStatus8 variantsStern8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list