verlan
/vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/
"verlan" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“verlan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-verlan · verlan · English
verlan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | verlan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “verlan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
verlan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verlan, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”). The correct English form is verlan, spelled V-E-R-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
Etymology
From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”).
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.