quid novi
\kwid nɔ.vi\
The verdict
“quid novi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quoi de neuf ?
Corpus desk
Index FR-quid-novi · quid novi · French
quid novi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | quid novi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \kwid nɔ.vi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quid novi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quid novi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \kwid nɔ.vi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quoi de neuf ?".
Zero misspellings are on record for quid novi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is quid novi, spelled Q-U-I-D- -N-O-V-I.
Definition
- 1Quoi de neuf ?
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quid novi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Quid novi ? » C’était sa seule citation, bien qu’il aimât le latin et qu’il lût, tous les matins, dans le texte, une page de Tacite pour se retendre les muscles.
Synonyms
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.