numéral
\ny.me.ʁal\
The verdict
“numéral” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui désigne un nombre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-numeral · numéral · French
numéral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | numéral |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ny.me.ʁal\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « numéral » en français
Rare enough to double-check
numéral is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ny.me.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for numéral, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is numéral, spelled N-U-M-É-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui désigne un nombre.
- 2Qui sert à exprimer le nombre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how numéral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I, V, X, L, C, D et M sont des lettres numérales dans les chiffres romains.
Substantif, adjectif numéral.
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.