Vicomte

[viˈkɔ̃ːt]

/[viˈkɔ̃ːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vicomte” is uncommon German (frequency #81,125 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,125
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - französischer Adelstitel, der zwischen Graf und Baron angesiedelt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vicomte · Vicomte · German

Vicomte · rank #81,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,125
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vester

Nearest frequency peer: vester (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vicomte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vicomte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vicomte
PropertyValue
HeadwordVicomte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[viˈkɔ̃ːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vicomte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vicomtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vester“ (#81,124), „verängstigte“ (#81,123), „Videochat“ (#81,127). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vicomte“ bei #81,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vicomte is uncommon German at frequency #81,125 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [viˈkɔ̃ːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "französischer Adelstitel, der zwischen Graf und Baron angesiedelt ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Vicomte in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vicomte, spelled V-I-C-O-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    französischer Adelstitel, der zwischen Graf und Baron angesiedelt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Früher vertrat der Vicomte den Grafen in dessen Abwesenheit.

This word in other languages

viscount(English)vizconde(Español)vicomte(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vicomte"?
"Vicomte" is spelled V-I-C-O-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [viˈkɔ̃ːt].
What does "Vicomte" mean?
As a noun, "Vicomte" means: französischer Adelstitel, der zwischen Graf und Baron angesiedelt ist
How do you pronounce "Vicomte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vicomte" is [viˈkɔ̃ːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vicomte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vicomte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

votiert#81,138Werdohl#81,172windige#81,181Wischer#81,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list