nuisible

\nɥi.zibl\

/\nɥi.zibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“nuisible” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,425
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui porte dommage ; qui nuit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nuisible · nuisible · French

nuisible · rank #16,425 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,425
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH néfastes

Nearest frequency peer: néfastes (+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 « nuisible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nuisible » 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).

nuisible vs nuisibles
89% similar

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

Key facts for nuisible
PropertyValue
Headwordnuisible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɥi.zibl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,425
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nuisible »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.nuisiblese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « néfastes » (#16,426), « nomades » (#16,423), « négociant » (#16,427). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nuisible » est au #16,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around nuisible (IPA \nɥi.zibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,425 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui porte dommage ; qui nuit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuisible, with forms such as "niusible", "nnuisible", and "nuiisble". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nuisibles", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 nuisible, spelled N-U-I-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui porte dommage ; qui nuit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après une lutte qui eut ses déceptions et ses découragements, la nature fut vaincue, les animaux nuisibles détruits ; et l'on vit naître cette zône fertile du littoral qu'on nomme encore la ceinture dorée de la Bretagne.
  2. Il s'agit par exemple des écureuils, des rats, des souris et des pigeons que nous avons l'habitude de voir dans les jardins, sur les balcons, et que nous considérons la plupart du temps comme nuisibles, même si cette appellation tend à disparaître au profit de vocables comme « indésirables ».

Synonyms

dommageablenocifpréjudiciable

This word in other languages

harmful(English)dañoso(Español)schädlich(Deutsch)nocivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • niusible
  • nnuisible
  • nuiisble
  • nuisbile
  • nuisibble
  • nuisibel
  • nuisiblle
  • nuisilbe
  • nuissible
  • nusiible
  • unisible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuisible - 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.

niusible2nnuisible1nuiisble2nuisbile2nuisibble1nuisibel2nuisiblle1nuisilbe2
Edit distance from "nuisible"

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 "nuisible"?
"nuisible" is spelled N-U-I-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥi.zibl\.
What does "nuisible" mean?
As an adjective, "nuisible" means: Qui porte dommage ; qui nuit.
What words are commonly confused with "nuisible"?
"nuisible" is commonly confused with "nuisibles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuisible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuisible" is \nɥi.zibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuisible" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

néfastes#16,426muraille#16,421opportun#16,430optimale#16,431

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

optiques11 variantsoublierai11 variantsmarquise11 variantsparadise11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list