vardon

/ˈvɑrdon/

//ˈvɑrdon// verb

The verdict

“vardon” is uncommon French (frequency #87,236 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,236
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif de vardit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vardon · vardon · French

vardon · rank #87,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,236
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaporeuse

Nearest frequency peer: vaporeuse (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “vardon”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “vardon” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for vardon
PropertyValue
Headwordvardon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈvɑrdon/
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vardon” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vardon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vardon is uncommon French at frequency #87,236 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈvɑrdon/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif de vardit.".

vardon has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vardon, spelled V-A-R-D-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif de vardit.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vardon"?
"vardon" is spelled V-A-R-D-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɑrdon/.
What does "vardon" mean?
As a verb, "vardon" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif de vardit.
How do you pronounce "vardon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vardon" is /ˈvɑrdon/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vardon" come from?
"vardon" 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 "vardon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list