vapeur

\va.pœʁ\

/\va.pœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“vapeur” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,722
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhalaison gazeuse résultant de la transformation partielle ou totale d’une substance ordinairement liquide ou solide en gaz.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vapeur · vapeur · French

vapeur · rank #4,722 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,722
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vendeur

Nearest frequency peer: vendeur (+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 « vapeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vapeur » 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).

vapeur vs Viper
50% similar
vapeur vs voleur
67% similar
vapeur vs viseur
67% similar

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

Key facts for vapeur
PropertyValue
Headwordvapeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.pœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,722
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vapeur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).vapeurse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « vendeur » (#4,723), « traitements » (#4,720), « épée » (#4,724). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vapeur » est au #4,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vapeur (IPA \va.pœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,722 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vapeur, with forms such as "avpeur", "vaepur", and "vaperu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Viper", "voleur", "viseur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vapeur, spelled V-A-P-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exhalaison gazeuse résultant de la transformation partielle ou totale d’une substance ordinairement liquide ou solide en gaz.
  2. 2
    Vapeur d’eau. Eau dans la phase gazeuse, qui est transparente.
  3. 3
    Eau gazeuse chaude avec une condensation d’eau liquide, visible comme un brouillard.
  4. 4
    Force locomotrice de la vapeur d’eau.
  5. 5
    Sorte de fumée qui s’élève des choses humides par l’effet de la chaleur.
  6. 6
    Troubles de santé qu’on attribuait à des humeurs morbides montant au cerveau.
  7. 7
    Effet que les boissons alcoolisées, bues en trop grande quantité, produisent sur le cerveau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les matières fines entraînées et la vapeur de plomb se transforment entièrement en oxyde, en sulfate et en carbonate de plomb, au contact des gaz contenant des acides sulfureux et carbonique et de l’oxygène encore libre.
  2. La nitratation s’opère dans des cuves en grès par 5 kilogrammes à la fois. Il se dégage d’abondantes vapeurs rutilantes qu’on récupère dans des tours de condensation.

Synonyms

gaz

This word in other languages

vapor(English)vapor(Español)Dampf(Deutsch)vapor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avpeur
  • vaepur
  • vaperu
  • vapeurr
  • vappeur
  • vapuer
  • vpaeur
  • vvapeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vapeur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avpeur2vaepur2vaperu2vapeurr1vappeur1vapuer2vpaeur2vvapeur1
Edit distance from "vapeur"

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 "vapeur"?
"vapeur" is spelled V-A-P-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \va.pœʁ\.
What does "vapeur" mean?
As a noun, "vapeur" means: Exhalaison gazeuse résultant de la transformation partielle ou totale d’une substance ordinairement liquide ou solide en gaz.
What words are commonly confused with "vapeur"?
"vapeur" is commonly confused with "Viper", "voleur", "viseur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vapeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vapeur" is \va.pœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vapeur" come from?
"vapeur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

statue#4,718Arabie#4,729sexuel#4,712Didier#4,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

doutes8 variantsFigaro8 variantsflash8 variantsgenoux8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list