vadis

\vadis\

/\vadis\/ verb

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The verdict

“vadis” is uncommon French (frequency #86,290 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,290
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passé de vadi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vadis · vadis · French

vadis · rank #86,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,290
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vacheries

Nearest frequency peer: vacheries (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « vadis »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « vadis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vadis
PropertyValue
Headwordvadis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vadis\
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vadis » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.vadistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « vacheries » (#86,289), « valaisanne » (#86,291), « vabres » (#86,288). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vadis » est au #86,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vadis is uncommon French at frequency #86,290 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \vadis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Passé de vadi.".

vadis has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vadis, spelled V-A-D-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passé de vadi.

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

How do you spell "vadis"?
"vadis" is spelled V-A-D-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vadis\.
What does "vadis" mean?
As a verb, "vadis" means: Passé de vadi.
How do you pronounce "vadis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vadis" is \vadis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vadis" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vadis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vassy#86,296viets#86,304tonds#86,255Zaoui#86,326

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list