nyt

\ˈnyt̪\

/\ˈnyt̪\/ adv

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The verdict

“nyt” is uncommon French (frequency #59,491 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,491
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maintenant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nyt · nyt · French

nyt · rank #59,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,491
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nut

Nearest frequency peer: nut (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « nyt »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « nyt » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nyt
PropertyValue
Headwordnyt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈnyt̪\
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nyt » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.nyttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « nut » (#59,489), « nuke » (#59,488), « observais » (#59,494). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nyt » est au #59,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nyt is uncommon French at frequency #59,491 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈnyt̪\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

nyt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nyt, spelled N-Y-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maintenant.
  2. 2
    Désormais.
  3. 3
    Là, du coup.
  4. 4
    Tout.
  5. 5
    Présent. Il souligne fréquemment l’action présente car le finnois ne connaît pas du temps futur en soi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nyt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nyt se alkaa. — Maintenant, cela commence.
  2. Nyt tämä laite toimii kaukosäätimen avulla. — Désormais, cet appareil fonctionne avec une télécommande.

Antonyms

muulloin

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nyt"?
"nyt" is spelled N-Y-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈnyt̪\.
What does "nyt" mean?
As an adverb, "nyt" means: Maintenant.
How do you pronounce "nyt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nyt" is \ˈnyt̪\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nyt" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nyt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nut#59,489Omi#59,497orc#59,503poc#59,541

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list