Vincennes
/væ̃ˈsɛn/
"vincennes" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Vincennes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,006
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city and commune of Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vincennes · Vincennes · English
Vincennes · rank #44,006 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,006
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH Vogt
Nearest frequency peer: Vogt (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Vincennes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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veganism
56,000 corpus weight
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55,999 corpus weight
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verdun
55,998 corpus weight
- Vincennes
Vincennes
55,995 corpus weight
- Vogt
Vogt
55,994 corpus weight
- Waddell
Waddell
55,992 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Vincennes” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vincennes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /væ̃ˈsɛn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,006 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vincennes” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Vincennes (IPA /væ̃ˈsɛn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,006 among 7,391 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vincennes, with forms such as "ivncennes", "vicnennes", and "vinccennes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Vincennes, ultimately from a Gaulish root. The US placename was named after François-Marie Bissot, Lord of Vincennes in France. The correct English form is Vincennes, spelled V-I-N-C-E-N-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1A city and commune of Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
- 2A city, the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States.
- 3A township in Knox County, Indiana.
Etymology
From French Vincennes, ultimately from a Gaulish root. The US placename was named after François-Marie Bissot, Lord of Vincennes in France.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ivncennes
- vicnennes
- vinccennes
- vincenens
- vincenes
- vincenness
- vincennse
- vincnenes
- vinecnnes
- vinncennes
- vnicennes
- vvincennes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vincennes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vincennes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.