vélo

[ve.lo]

/[ve.lo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug; Fahrrad

Corpus desk

Index DE-velo · vélo · German

vélo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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.

Key facts for vélo
PropertyValue
Headwordvélo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ve.lo]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vélo“ im Deutschen

vélositzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vélo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ve.lo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug; Fahrrad".

vélo has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vélo, spelled V-É-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug; Fahrrad

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vélo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tu prends le vélo ou le bus pour aller au travail?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vélo"?
"vélo" is spelled V-É-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ve.lo].
What does "vélo" mean?
As a noun, "vélo" means: meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug; Fahrrad
How do you pronounce "vélo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vélo" is [ve.lo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vélo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list