nul doute
\nyl dut\
The verdict
“nul doute” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Certainement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nul doute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \nyl dut\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nul doute” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for nul doute is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nyl dut\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Certainement.".
nul doute has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nul doute, spelled N-U-L- -D-O-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Certainement.
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 “nul doute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-U-L- -D-O-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nyl dut\ (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.