vaandel

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drapeau, étendard.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vaandel · vaandel · French

vaandel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 vaandel
PropertyValue
Headwordvaandel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vaandel » en français

vaandeln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vaandel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vaandel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vaandel, spelled V-A-A-N-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drapeau, étendard.
  2. 2
    Étendard, enseigne.
  3. 3
    Devise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Een idee hoog in het vaandel dragen.
  2. Het begrip klant voor het leven staat hoog in het vaandel van Citroën.

Synonyms

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 "vaandel"?
"vaandel" is spelled V-A-A-N-D-E-L.
What does "vaandel" mean?
As a noun, "vaandel" means: Drapeau, étendard.
What language does "vaandel" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list