Vegemite

\ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\

/\ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\/ name

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The verdict

“Vegemite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pâte à tartiner brune et relativement salée à base d’extrait de levure, essentiellement consommée en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Key facts for Vegemite
PropertyValue
HeadwordVegemite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vegemite” sits in French frequency

Vegemite falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vegemite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâte à tartiner brune et relativement salée à base d’extrait de levure, essentiellement consommée en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Vegemite in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Vegemite, spelled V-E-G-E-M-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pâte à tartiner brune et relativement salée à base d’extrait de levure, essentiellement consommée en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vegemite"?
"Vegemite" is spelled V-E-G-E-M-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\.
What does "Vegemite" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vegemite" means: Pâte à tartiner brune et relativement salée à base d’extrait de levure, essentiellement consommée en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande.
How do you pronounce "Vegemite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vegemite" is \ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vegemite" come from?
"Vegemite" 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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Using “Vegemite”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-G-E-M-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈvedʒ.ə.mɑet\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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