langue véhiculaire

\lɑ̃ɡ ve.i.ky.lɛʁ\

/\lɑ̃ɡ ve.i.ky.lɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Langue commune à des peuples ayant des langues différentes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-langue-vehiculaire · langue véhiculaire · French

langue véhiculaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for langue véhiculaire
PropertyValue
Headwordlangue véhiculaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃ɡ ve.i.ky.lɛʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « langue véhiculaire » en français

langue véhiculairereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

langue véhiculaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃ɡ ve.i.ky.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Langue commune à des peuples ayant des langues différentes.".

langue véhiculaire has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is langue véhiculaire, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E- -V-É-H-I-C-U-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Langue commune à des peuples ayant des langues différentes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how langue véhiculaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les principales sciences de l’époque (théologie, droit, histoire, et disciplines scientifiques stricto sensu) leur étaient interdites faute de compétence en latin, puisque le latin était alors la langue des savants en France et en Europe, la langue véhiculaire du savoir.
  2. Une lingua franca, c'est une langue internationale, une langue véhiculaire.

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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 "langue véhiculaire"?
"langue véhiculaire" is spelled L-A-N-G-U-E- -V-É-H-I-C-U-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃ɡ ve.i.ky.lɛʁ\.
What does "langue véhiculaire" mean?
As a noun, "langue véhiculaire" means: Langue commune à des peuples ayant des langues différentes.
How do you pronounce "langue véhiculaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "langue véhiculaire" is \lɑ̃ɡ ve.i.ky.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "langue véhiculaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list