vœux
\vø\
The verdict
“vœux” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,179
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de vœu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-v-ux · vœux · French
vœux · rank #8,179 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,179
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH visuel
Nearest frequency peer: visuel (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vœux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Virginie
Virginie
91,825 corpus weight
- virtuelle
virtuelle
91,824 corpus weight
- visuel
visuel
91,823 corpus weight
- vœux
vœux
91,822 corpus weight
- Wayne
Wayne
91,821 corpus weight
- économiste
économiste
91,820 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vœux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vœux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vø\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,179 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “vœux” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around vœux (IPA \vø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,179 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vœux, with forms such as "vuœx", "vvœux", and "vœuxx". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vu", "vue", "vus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vœux, spelled V-Œ-U-X.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de vœu.
- 2Souhaits exprimés à autrui, selon certaines formes, pour une occasion spéciale (nouvel an, mariage…).
- 3Cérémonie de la profession solennelle de l’état religieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vœux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais exhérédez les femmes ! au moins accomplirez-vous ainsi une loi de nature en choisissant vos compagnes, en les épousant au gré des vœux du cœur.
Mes meilleurs vœux !
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- vuœx
- vvœux
- vœuxx
- vœxu
- œvux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vœux - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vœux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "vœux". Here's where to go from here.
- "vœux" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "vu". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,179 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.