nuit de noces
\nɥi də nɔs\
The verdict
“nuit de noces” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première nuit qui suit le mariage, où les jeunes mariés sont ensemble, dans le lit conjugal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nuit de noces |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɥi də nɔs\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nuit de noces” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nuit de noces is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɥi də nɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première nuit qui suit le mariage, où les jeunes mariés sont ensemble, dans le lit conjugal.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nuit de noces, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nuit de noces, spelled N-U-I-T- -D-E- -N-O-C-E-S.
Definition
- 1Première nuit qui suit le mariage, où les jeunes mariés sont ensemble, dans le lit conjugal.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nuit de noces”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-U-I-T- -D-E- -N-O-C-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɥi də nɔs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.