# verdun

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,003

## Definitions
1. A 16th-century form of rapier.

## Etymology
Named after the French town of Verdun.

## Easily confused with
- **versus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdun-vs-versus)
- **Vernon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdun-vs-vernon)
- **vermin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdun-vs-vermin)
- **Verde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verde-vs-verdun)
- **Verdi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdi-vs-verdun)
- **Varun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varun-vs-verdun)
- **verdant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdant-vs-verdun)

## Common misspellings (9)
`evrdun`, `vedrun`, `verddun`, `verdnu`, `verdunn`, `verrdun`, `verudn`, `vredun`, `vverdun`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/verdun