vampire

\vɑ̃.piʁ\

/\vɑ̃.piʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“vampire” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,318
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mort-vivant se nourrissant du sang de ses victimes, ces dernières étant par la suite contaminées et changées en vampire si la saignée ne les avait pas tuées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vampire · vampire · French

vampire · rank #8,318 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,318
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH tutelle

Nearest frequency peer: tutelle (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « vampire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « vampire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vampire vs vampires
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vampire
PropertyValue
Headwordvampire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɑ̃.piʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,318
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vampire »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).vampirese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tutelle » (#8,317), « varier » (#8,319), « Trottoir » (#8,316). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vampire » est au #8,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vampire (IPA \vɑ̃.piʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,318 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vampire, with forms such as "avmpire", "vamipre", and "vammpire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vampires", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vampire, spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mort-vivant se nourrissant du sang de ses victimes, ces dernières étant par la suite contaminées et changées en vampire si la saignée ne les avait pas tuées.
  2. 2
    Profiteur accusé de s’enrichir aux dépens d’autrui.
  3. 3
    Violateur de sépultures. référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème)
  4. 4
    Chauve-souris d’Amérique du Sud, suceuse de sang.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De ces grands yeux noirs et humides s’échappait une âme de feu, comme un vampire qui sort d’une tombe, et s’attachait sur le beau visage de l’étranger.
  2. Est-ce que, pendant votre séjour dans les monts Carpathes, continua en riant le docteur, est-ce que par hasard vous auriez vu des vampires ?

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

vampire(English)vampiro(Español)Vampir(Deutsch)vampiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avmpire
  • vamipre
  • vammpire
  • vampier
  • vampirre
  • vamppire
  • vamprie
  • vapmire
  • vmapire
  • vvampire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vampire - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

avmpire2vamipre2vammpire1vampier2vampirre1vamppire1vamprie2vapmire2
Edit distance from "vampire"

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 "vampire"?
"vampire" is spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃.piʁ\.
What does "vampire" mean?
As a noun, "vampire" means: Mort-vivant se nourrissant du sang de ses victimes, ces dernières étant par la suite contaminées et changées en vampire si la saignée ne les avait pas tuées.
What words are commonly confused with "vampire"?
"vampire" is commonly confused with "vampires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vampire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vampire" is \vɑ̃.piʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vampire" come from?
"vampire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tutelle#8,317allumer#8,329risquer#8,300retient#8,298

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Trottoir10 variantsrejeter10 variantsBurkina10 variantspoussent10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list