Verdun

[ˈbeɾð̞ũn]

/[ˈbeɾð̞ũn]/ name

The verdict

“Verdun” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,989 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,989
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-verdun · Verdun · Spanish

Verdun · rank #97,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,989
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermú

Nearest frequency peer: vermú (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Verdun”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Verdun” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verdun
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdun
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbeɾð̞ũn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Verdun” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Verduncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “vermú” (#97,990), “veletas” (#97,986), “veladoras” (#97,985). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “Verdun” va en #97,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verdun is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,989 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbeɾð̞ũn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Verdun has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Verdun, spelled V-E-R-D-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Verdun"?
"Verdun" is spelled V-E-R-D-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeɾð̞ũn].
What does "Verdun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Verdun" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Verdun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdun" is [ˈbeɾð̞ũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdun" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list