nuits

\nɥi\

/\nɥi\/ noun

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The verdict

“nuits” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,627
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de nuit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nuits · nuits · French

nuits · rank #3,627 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,627
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nettement

Nearest frequency peer: nettement (-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 « nuits »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nuits » 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).

nuits vs nus
60% similar
nuits vs nuls
60% similar
nuits vs nis
60% similar

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

Key facts for nuits
PropertyValue
Headwordnuits
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɥi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,627
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nuits »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.nuitsse 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 « nettement » (#3,626), « open » (#3,628), « nationaux » (#3,625). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nuits » est au #3,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nuits (IPA \nɥi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,627 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nuit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuits, with forms such as "niuts", "nnuits", and "nuist". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "nus", "nuls", "nis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nuits, spelled N-U-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nuit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. T’as encore l’air fatigué, le jeune. Veux-tu bien me dire ce que tu fais de tes nuits?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • niuts
  • nnuits
  • nuist
  • nuitss
  • nuitts
  • nutis
  • units

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuits - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

niuts2nnuits1nuist2nuitss1nuitts1nutis2units2
Edit distance from "nuits"

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 "nuits"?
"nuits" is spelled N-U-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɥi\.
What does "nuits" mean?
As a noun, "nuits" means: Pluriel de nuit.
What words are commonly confused with "nuits"?
"nuits" is commonly confused with "nus", "nuls", "nis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuits" is \nɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuits" come from?
"nuits" 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 "nuits", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

paire#3,630magie#3,622gorge#3,614serez#3,640

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

citer7 variantsbruno7 variantsSuède7 variantsSNCF7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list