système nerveux

\sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\

/\sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\/ noun

The verdict

“système nerveux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Réseau d’organes comportant les nerfs, le cerveau, et la moelle épinière qui coordonne les mouvements, contrôle le fonctionnement des organes, véhicule les informations sensorielles et motrices, ré...

Key facts for système nerveux
PropertyValue
Headwordsystème nerveux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “système nerveux” sits in French frequency

système nerveux falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

système nerveux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réseau d’organes comportant les nerfs, le cerveau, et la moelle épinière qui coordonne les mouvements, contrôle le fonctionnement des organes, véhicule les informations sensorielles et motrices, ré...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for système nerveux in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is système nerveux, spelled S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -N-E-R-V-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réseau d’organes comportant les nerfs, le cerveau, et la moelle épinière qui coordonne les mouvements, contrôle le fonctionnement des organes, véhicule les informations sensorielles et motrices, régule les émotions et l’intellect.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "système nerveux"?
"système nerveux" is spelled S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -N-E-R-V-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\.
What does "système nerveux" mean?
As a noun, "système nerveux" means: Réseau d’organes comportant les nerfs, le cerveau, et la moelle épinière qui coordonne les mouvements, contrôle le fonctionnement des organes, véhicule les informations sensorielles et motrices, ré...
How do you pronounce "système nerveux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "système nerveux" is \sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "système nerveux" come from?
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Using “système nerveux”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -N-E-R-V-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sis.tɛm nɛʁ.vø\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list