vedette

[beˈð̞et̪]

/[beˈð̞et̪]/ noun

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The verdict

“vedette” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,459 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,459
frequency rank, Spanish
12,062
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Artista femenina que se destaca en cabarets o en espectáculos afines.

Key facts for vedette
PropertyValue
Headwordvedette
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈð̞et̪]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vedette” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vedette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vedette is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,459 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [beˈð̞et̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Artista femenina que se destaca en cabarets o en espectáculos afines.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vedette, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vedette, spelled V-E-D-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Artista femenina que se destaca en cabarets o en espectáculos afines.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vedette"?
"vedette" is spelled V-E-D-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈð̞et̪].
What does "vedette" mean?
As a noun, "vedette" means: Artista femenina que se destaca en cabarets o en espectáculos afines.
How do you pronounce "vedette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vedette" is [beˈð̞et̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vedette" come from?
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Using “vedette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-D-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [beˈð̞et̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list