nutzen
\ˈnʊ.t͡sən\
The verdict
“nutzen” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (transitif) Faire usage de ; utiliser ; exploiter, profiter de.
| 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) |
Where “nutzen” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for nutzen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈnʊ.t͡sən\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “nutzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-U-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈnʊ.t͡sən\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.