veraison

noun

"veraison" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour.

Corpus desk

Index EN-veraison · veraison · English

veraison · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for veraison
PropertyValue
Headwordveraison
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “veraison” in English

veraisonsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

veraison is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for veraison, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French véraison. The correct English form is veraison, spelled V-E-R-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour.

Etymology

From French véraison.

This word in other languages

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 "veraison"?
"veraison" is spelled V-E-R-A-I-S-O-N.
What does "veraison" mean?
As a noun, "veraison" means: A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour.
What is the origin of the word "veraison"?
From French véraison. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list