va-de-la-gueule

\va.d‿la.ɡœl\

/\va.d‿la.ɡœl\/ noun

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The verdict

“va-de-la-gueule” 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
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Goinfre qui s’empiffre sans avoir égard à ce qu’il mange.

Key facts for va-de-la-gueule
PropertyValue
Headwordva-de-la-gueule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.d‿la.ɡœl\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “va-de-la-gueule” sits in French frequency

va-de-la-gueule 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 va-de-la-gueule is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \va.d‿la.ɡœl\. 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.

va-de-la-gueule doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is va-de-la-gueule, spelled V-A---D-E---L-A---G-U-E-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Goinfre qui s’empiffre sans avoir égard à ce qu’il mange.
  2. 2
    Beau parleur, bon à rien.

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 "va-de-la-gueule"?
"va-de-la-gueule" is spelled V-A---D-E---L-A---G-U-E-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \va.d‿la.ɡœl\.
What does "va-de-la-gueule" mean?
As a noun, "va-de-la-gueule" means: Goinfre qui s’empiffre sans avoir égard à ce qu’il mange.
How do you pronounce "va-de-la-gueule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "va-de-la-gueule" is \va.d‿la.ɡœl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "va-de-la-gueule" come from?
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Using “va-de-la-gueule”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-A---D-E---L-A---G-U-E-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \va.d‿la.ɡœl\ (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