vassale

\va.sal\

/\va.sal\/ noun

The verdict

“vassale” is uncommon French (frequency #92,309 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,309
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui est liée par serment d’allégeance et d’hommage à un suzerain qui en retour lui reconnaît la propriété d’un fief.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vassale · vassale · French

vassale · rank #92,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,309
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vauvenargues

Nearest frequency peer: Vauvenargues (+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 « vassale »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vassale
PropertyValue
Headwordvassale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.sal\
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vassale » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.vassaletombe 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: « Vauvenargues » (#92,310), « venins » (#92,311), « valaisans » (#92,306). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vassale » est au #92,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vassale is uncommon French at frequency #92,309 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.sal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

vassale has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vassale, spelled V-A-S-S-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui est liée par serment d’allégeance et d’hommage à un suzerain qui en retour lui reconnaît la propriété d’un fief.
  2. 2
    Entité en soumission juridique et civile d’une autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le président va bien plus loin dans cette lettre, avertissant le prochain gouvernement d'une vague de menaces qui risqueraient, selon lui, de transformer la Micronésie en vassale de la Chine.

This word in other languages

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 "vassale"?
"vassale" is spelled V-A-S-S-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \va.sal\.
What does "vassale" mean?
As a noun, "vassale" means: Celle qui est liée par serment d’allégeance et d’hommage à un suzerain qui en retour lui reconnaît la propriété d’un fief.
How do you pronounce "vassale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vassale" is \va.sal\. 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 "vassale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list