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nouveau new, novel

nouveau is the #62 most common word in French, a adjective. It means “new, novel” and is pronounced /nu.vo/.

#62frequency rank
0.14%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of nouveau

FormWhat it isMeaning
nouvelsingularnew
nouveauxpluralnew (plural agreement)
nouvellespluralnew (plural agreement)

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