îles Vierges

\il vjɛʁʒ\

/\il vjɛʁʒ\/ name

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The verdict

“îles Vierges” 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Archipel des Petites Antilles, à l'est de Porto Rico, entre le passage des Vierges et le passage d'Anegada.

Key facts for îles Vierges
PropertyValue
Headwordîles Vierges
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\il vjɛʁʒ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “îles Vierges” sits in French frequency

îles Vierges 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

îles Vierges is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \il vjɛʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archipel des Petites Antilles, à l'est de Porto Rico, entre le passage des Vierges et le passage d'Anegada.".

îles Vierges doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 îles Vierges, spelled Î-L-E-S- -V-I-E-R-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Archipel des Petites Antilles, à l'est de Porto Rico, entre le passage des Vierges et le passage d'Anegada.

This word in other languages

Virgin Islands(English)islas Vírgenes(Español)Jungferninseln(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 "îles Vierges"?
"îles Vierges" is spelled Î-L-E-S- -V-I-E-R-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \il vjɛʁʒ\.
What does "îles Vierges" mean?
As a proper noun, "îles Vierges" means: Archipel des Petites Antilles, à l'est de Porto Rico, entre le passage des Vierges et le passage d'Anegada.
How do you pronounce "îles Vierges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "îles Vierges" is \il vjɛʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "îles Vierges" come from?
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Using “îles Vierges”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Î-L-E-S- -V-I-E-R-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \il vjɛʁʒ\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list