vicomte

noun

"vicomte" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vicomte” is uncommon English (frequency #71,208 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,208
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A French viscount.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vicomte · vicomte · English

vicomte · rank #71,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,208
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH viciousness

Nearest frequency peer: viciousness (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “vicomte”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vicomte” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vicomte
PropertyValue
Headwordvicomte
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vicomte” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).vicomtefalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “viciousness” (#71,207), “Vosges” (#71,209), “Welwyn” (#71,215). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vicomte” is #71,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vicomte is uncommon English at frequency #71,208 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A French viscount.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vicomte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French vicomte. Doublet of vicecomes and viscount. The correct English form is vicomte, spelled V-I-C-O-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A French viscount.

Etymology

From French vicomte. Doublet of vicecomes and viscount.

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 English 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.
What does "vicomte" mean?
As a noun, "vicomte" means: A French viscount.
What is the origin of the word "vicomte"?
From French vicomte. Doublet of vicecomes and viscount. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list