herbe aux vipères
\ɛʁ.b‿o vi.pɛʁ\
The verdict
“herbe aux vipères” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de vipérine commune (espèce de plantes).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herbe aux vipères |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛʁ.b‿o vi.pɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herbe aux vipères” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herbe aux vipères is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.b‿o vi.pɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de vipérine commune (espèce de plantes).".
No misspelling variants are generated for herbe aux vipères in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is herbe aux vipères, spelled H-E-R-B-E- -A-U-X- -V-I-P-È-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de vipérine commune (espèce de plantes).
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.
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Using “herbe aux vipères”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-B-E- -A-U-X- -V-I-P-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛʁ.b‿o vi.pɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.