véhémence

\ve.e.mɑ̃s\

/\ve.e.mɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“véhémence” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,604
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impétuosité, mouvement violent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vehemence · véhémence · French

véhémence · rank #37,604 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,604
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH voyageait

Nearest frequency peer: voyageait (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « véhémence »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « véhémence » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for véhémence
PropertyValue
Headwordvéhémence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.e.mɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,604
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « véhémence »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.véhémencese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « voyageait » (#37,603), « vésicule » (#37,605), « Vivaldi » (#37,602). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « véhémence » est au #37,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around véhémence (IPA \ve.e.mɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,604 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for véhémence, with forms such as "vehemence", "vhéémence", and "vvéhémence". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is véhémence, spelled V-É-H-É-M-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impétuosité, mouvement violent.
  2. 2
    Éloquence vigoureuse, accompagnée d’une action vive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais elle réprimait toute cette fougue, et la contrainte qu’elle s’imposait augmentait la véhémence de sa joie.
  2. Nous prenons deux otages, le vieux maire, […] et le jeune curé, qui proteste avec véhémence, bien que les soldats aient encore, épinglé à la capote, les Sacré-Cœur distribués à Paray-le-Monial.

This word in other languages

vehemence(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vehemence
  • vhéémence
  • vvéhémence
  • véhhémence
  • véhméence
  • véhéemnce
  • véhémecne
  • véhémencce
  • véhémenec
  • véhémennce
  • véhémmence
  • véhémnece
  • vééhmence
  • évhémence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of véhémence - 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.

vehemence2vhéémence2vvéhémence1véhhémence1véhméence2véhéemnce2véhémecne2véhémencce1
Edit distance from "véhémence"

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 "véhémence"?
"véhémence" is spelled V-É-H-É-M-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.e.mɑ̃s\.
What does "véhémence" mean?
As a noun, "véhémence" means: Impétuosité, mouvement violent.
What are common misspellings of "véhémence"?
Common misspellings include "vehemence", "vhéémence", "vvéhémence", "véhhémence", "véhméence". The correct spelling is "véhémence".
How do you pronounce "véhémence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "véhémence" is \ve.e.mɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "véhémence" come from?
"véhémence" 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 "véhémence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voyageait#37,603Westmount#37,606éclaircit#37,614éprouvées#37,622

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

stipulant14 variantsstationnés14 variantsSalisbury14 variantsrelevaient14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list