vapoteurs

\va.pɔ.tœʁ\

/\va.pɔ.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“vapoteurs” is uncommon French (frequency #80,756 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,756
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-vapoteurs · vapoteurs · French

vapoteurs · rank #80,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH varlet

Nearest frequency peer: varlet (+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 « vapoteurs »

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 « vapoteurs » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vapoteurs
PropertyValue
Headwordvapoteurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.pɔ.tœʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vapoteurs » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).vapoteurstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « varlet » (#80,757), « Vanina » (#80,754), « valorisations » (#80,753). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vapoteurs » est au #80,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vapoteurs is uncommon French at frequency #80,756 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.pɔ.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de vapoteur.".

Zero misspellings are on record for vapoteurs in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 vapoteurs, spelled V-A-P-O-T-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de vapoteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Effet probable, elle va inciter les vapoteurs à acheter des liquides sans nicotine, pour les renicotiner ensuite.

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 "vapoteurs"?
"vapoteurs" is spelled V-A-P-O-T-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \va.pɔ.tœʁ\.
What does "vapoteurs" mean?
As a noun, "vapoteurs" means: Pluriel de vapoteur.
How do you pronounce "vapoteurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vapoteurs" is \va.pɔ.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list