Cité du Vatican

\si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\

/\si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Cité du Vatican” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capitale de l’État de la Cité du Vatican, du Vatican.

Key facts for Cité du Vatican
PropertyValue
HeadwordCité du Vatican
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cité du Vatican” sits in French frequency

Cité du Vatican falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cité du Vatican is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capitale de l’État de la Cité du Vatican, du Vatican.".

Cité du Vatican has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Cité du Vatican, spelled C-I-T-É- -D-U- -V-A-T-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de l’État de la Cité du Vatican, du Vatican.

This word in other languages

Vatican City(English)Vatikanstadt(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cité du Vatican"?
"Cité du Vatican" is spelled C-I-T-É- -D-U- -V-A-T-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\.
What does "Cité du Vatican" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cité du Vatican" means: Capitale de l’État de la Cité du Vatican, du Vatican.
How do you pronounce "Cité du Vatican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cité du Vatican" is \si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cité du Vatican" come from?
"Cité du Vatican" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Cité du Vatican”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-I-T-É- -D-U- -V-A-T-I-C-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \si.te dy va.ti.kɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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