nuit-grave
\nɥi.ɡʁav\
The verdict
“nuit-grave” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de nuit grave
Corpus desk
Index FR-nuit-grave · nuit-grave · French
nuit-grave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nuit-grave |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɥi.ɡʁav\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nuit-grave » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nuit-grave is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɥi.ɡʁav\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de nuit grave".
No misspelling variants are generated for nuit-grave in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nuit-grave, spelled N-U-I-T---G-R-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de nuit grave
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nuit-grave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mon père dans sa jeunesse fumait des sibiches ; dans la mienne on fumait des seiches, puis des clops ; je ne sais ce que les adolescents fument aujourd'hui (ou je le sais trop bien), mais j'ai entendu le mot « nuit-grave », qui a l'avantage de couper et de re-sémantiser le slogan dissuasif que tout paquet de cigarette doit porter (« nuit gravement à la sa…
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