Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niveau

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
niveau
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

level, grade, standard

Literary

Etymology

From French niveau; see there for more. Doublet of level and libella.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

niveaus (plural)

Questions

What does niveau mean?
level, grade, standard
Where does niveau come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce niveau

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