Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nee

/neɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: nee
IPA: /neɪ/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of née.

adj

Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.

intj

no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.

name

name

Initialism of NextEra Energy.

Example Sentences

"Nee way man!"
"Thor's nee watter!"
"ExxonMobil (XOM), once the world’s most valuable company, was recently surpassed in market capitalization by wind and solar company NextEra Energy (NEE)."

Etymology

From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: née, -, ne

Inflected Forms

née (alternative) Nees (plural)

Phrases

nee way nee-naw nee nor

Frequently Paired Words

née né nee-naw nee nor

Homonyms

né Neagh nay neigh (toe–tow merger) knee

Rhymes With

be he we me she see three free de tv key sea

Questions

How do you pronounce nee?: The recorded pronunciation is /neɪ/.
What does nee mean?: Alternative spelling of née.
Where does nee come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce nee

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