núm
\num˦˥\
The verdict
“núm” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bouton.
Corpus desk
Index FR-num · núm · French
núm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | núm |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \num˦˥\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « núm » en français
Rare enough to double-check
núm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \num˦˥\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for núm in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is núm, spelled N-Ú-M.
Definition
- 1Bouton.
- 2Mamelon.
- 3Tubercule.
- 4Aréole (de certains vaisseaux).
- 5Caroncule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how núm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Núm ngăn kéo.
Núm quả cau.
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.