vaunt
/vɔːnt/
"vaunt" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vaunt” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To speak boastfully.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vaunt · vaunt · English
vaunt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vaunt |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /vɔːnt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vaunt” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vaunt is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /vɔːnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vaunt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, from Latin vānus (“vain, boastful”). The correct English form is vaunt, spelled V-A-U-N-T.
Definition
- 1To speak boastfully.
- 2To speak boastfully about.
- 3To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vaunt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"The number," said he, "is great, but what can be expected from mere citizen soldiers? They vaunt and menace in time of safety; none are so arrogant when the enemy is at a distance; but when the din of war thunders at the gates they hide themselves in terror."
Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.
Etymology
From Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, from Latin vānus (“vain, boastful”).
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.