nutzen
\ˈnʊ.t͡sən\
The verdict
“nutzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Faire usage de ; utiliser ; exploiter, profiter de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nutzen · nutzen · French
nutzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | nutzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈnʊ.t͡sən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nutzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈnʊ.t͡sən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
nutzen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nutzen, spelled N-U-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Faire usage de ; utiliser ; exploiter, profiter de.
- 2(transitif ou intransitif, le plus souvent dans une négation ou une question) Servir (à quelque chose, à rien), être utile.
- 3(transitif ou intransitif) Bénéficier, servir, aider.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nutzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du solltest deine Talente nutzen.
Wenn sich ihnen so eine Gelegenheit bietet, dann nutzen sie die.
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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.