Vaucluse

\vo.klyz\

/\vo.klyz\/ name

The verdict

“Vaucluse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,818
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Département du Sud-Est de la France de la région administrative Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, qui porte le numéro 84.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vaucluse · Vaucluse · French

Vaucluse · rank #14,818 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,818
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 148,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH tropicale

Nearest frequency peer: tropicale (-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 “Vaucluse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Vaucluse” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for Vaucluse
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaucluse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\vo.klyz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,818
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vaucluse” 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). Vaucluse lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vaucluse (IPA \vo.klyz\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,818 among 148,117 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Département du Sud-Est de la France de la région administrative Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, qui porte le numéro 84.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vaucluse, with forms such as "avucluse", "vaculuse", and "vauccluse". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Vaucluse, spelled V-A-U-C-L-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Département du Sud-Est de la France de la région administrative Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, qui porte le numéro 84.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avucluse
  • vaculuse
  • vauccluse
  • vauclluse
  • vauclsue
  • vauclues
  • vauclusse
  • vauculse
  • vaulcuse
  • vuacluse
  • vvaucluse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vaucluse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

avucluse2vaculuse2vauccluse1vauclluse1vauclsue2vauclues2vauclusse1vauculse2
Edit distance from "Vaucluse"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vaucluse"?
"Vaucluse" is spelled V-A-U-C-L-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vo.klyz\.
What does "Vaucluse" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vaucluse" means: Département du Sud-Est de la France de la région administrative Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, qui porte le numéro 84.
What are common misspellings of "Vaucluse"?
Common misspellings include "avucluse", "vaculuse", "vauccluse", "vauclluse", "vauclsue". The correct spelling is "Vaucluse".
How do you pronounce "Vaucluse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vaucluse" is \vo.klyz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vaucluse" come from?
"Vaucluse" 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 "Vaucluse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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