vaudeville

Name: vaudeville, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\vod.vil\

/\vod.vil\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“vaudeville” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,185
frequency rank, French: 148,117
“V” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comédie légère, qui utilise des procédés comme la complication de l’intrigue et l’emploi du quiproquo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vaudeville · vaudeville · French

vaudeville · rank #29,185 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,185
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 148,117
PHOTO-FINISH uss

Nearest frequency peer: uss (-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.

upper

70,819
UPR

70,818
uss

70,817
vaudeville

70,816
vel

70,815
vendra

70,814

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

Key facts for vaudeville
Property	Value
Headword	vaudeville
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\vod.vil\
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#29,185
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vaudeville” 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). vaudeville lands here:

#29,185

#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 12 spelling variants around vaudeville (IPA \vod.vil\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,185 among 148,117 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaudeville, with forms such as "avudeville", "vadueville", and "vauddeville". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 vaudeville, spelled V-A-U-D-E-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Comédie légère, qui utilise des procédés comme la complication de l’intrigue et l’emploi du quiproquo.
2
Situation rocambolesque, qui ressemble à une comédie.
3
Chanson gaie d’abord bachique, puis satirique.
4
Pièce de théâtre où les dialogues sont entremêlés de couplets faits sur des airs de vaudeville ou empruntés à des opéras-comiques.

This word in other languages

vaudeville(English)Vaudeville(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

avudeville
vadueville
vauddeville
vaudeivlle
vaudevile
vaudevilel
vaudevlile
vaudevville
vaudveille
vauedville
vuadeville
vvaudeville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vaudeville - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "vaudeville"

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 "vaudeville"?

"vaudeville" is spelled V-A-U-D-E-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vod.vil\.

What does "vaudeville" mean?

As a noun, "vaudeville" means: Comédie légère, qui utilise des procédés comme la complication de l’intrigue et l’emploi du quiproquo.

What are common misspellings of "vaudeville"?

Common misspellings include "avudeville", "vadueville", "vauddeville", "vaudeivlle", "vaudevile". The correct spelling is "vaudeville".

How do you pronounce "vaudeville"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vaudeville" is \vod.vil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vaudeville" come from?

"vaudeville" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tombouctou#29,175 Sébastopol#29,167 sociétaire#29,150 appréciera#29,224

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vérifiés12 variants élucider12 variants tartines12 variants symbiose12 variants

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.