fils de la Vierge

\fil də la vjɛʁʒ\

/\fil də la vjɛʁʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“fils de la Vierge” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Filandres qui voltigent dans l’air en automne.

Key facts for fils de la Vierge
PropertyValue
Headwordfils de la Vierge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fil də la vjɛʁʒ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fils de la Vierge” sits in French frequency

fils de la Vierge 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for fils de la Vierge is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fil də la vjɛʁʒ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

fils de la Vierge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fils de la Vierge, spelled F-I-L-S- -D-E- -L-A- -V-I-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filandres qui voltigent dans l’air en automne.
  2. 2
    Lien ténu.

This word in other languages

gossamer(English)Altweibersommer(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 "fils de la Vierge"?
"fils de la Vierge" is spelled F-I-L-S- -D-E- -L-A- -V-I-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fil də la vjɛʁʒ\.
What does "fils de la Vierge" mean?
As a noun, "fils de la Vierge" means: Filandres qui voltigent dans l’air en automne.
How do you pronounce "fils de la Vierge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fils de la Vierge" is \fil də la vjɛʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fils de la Vierge" come from?
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Using “fils de la Vierge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-S- -D-E- -L-A- -V-I-E-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fil də la vjɛʁʒ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list