veiller

\vɛ.je\

/\vɛ.je\/ verb

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The verdict

“veiller” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,908
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’abstenir de dormir pendant le temps destiné au sommeil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-veiller · veiller · French

veiller · rank #6,908 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,908
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH valise

Nearest frequency peer: valise (-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 « veiller »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « veiller » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

veiller vs ville
71% similar
veiller vs villes
71% similar
veiller vs violer
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for veiller
PropertyValue
Headwordveiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vɛ.je\
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,908
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « veiller »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).veillerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « valise » (#6,907), « visé » (#6,909), « URSS » (#6,906). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « veiller » est au #6,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around veiller (IPA \vɛ.je\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,908 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for veiller, with forms such as "eviller", "veilelr", and "veiler". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ville", "villes", "violer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is veiller, spelled V-E-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’abstenir de dormir pendant le temps destiné au sommeil.
  2. 2
    Ne pas dormir.
  3. 3
    Être de garde la nuit.
  4. 4
    Prendre garde ; appliquer ses soins, son attention à quelque chose.
  5. 5
    Sortir ; faire la fête.
  6. 6
    Garder pendant la nuit.
  7. 7
    Passer la nuit auprès d’un mort et, particulièrement, passer la nuit en prières auprès d’un mort.
  8. 8
    Empêcher de dormir, en parlant d’un oiseau, afin de le dresser ensuite plus aisément.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mal éclairée d’un quinquet nu, la famille veillait autour du poêle triangulaire.
  2. Alors qu’elle avait l’habitude de se coucher avec les poules, avec lui elle aimait veiller jusqu’à point d’heure pour ne pas gaspiller ces précieux moments pendant lesquels elle pouvait profiter encore et encore de sa vie.

This word in other languages

stay up(English)velar(Español)wachen(Deutsch)velar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eviller
  • veilelr
  • veiler
  • veillerr
  • veillre
  • veliler
  • vieller
  • vveiller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eviller2veilelr2veiler1veillerr1veillre2veliler2vieller2vveiller1
Edit distance from "veiller"

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 "veiller"?
"veiller" is spelled V-E-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛ.je\.
What does "veiller" mean?
As a verb, "veiller" means: S’abstenir de dormir pendant le temps destiné au sommeil.
What words are commonly confused with "veiller"?
"veiller" is commonly confused with "ville", "villes", "violer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "veiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veiller" is \vɛ.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "veiller" come from?
"veiller" 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 "veiller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

épouser#6,916séduire#6,900supposé#6,898studios#6,896

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

valise8 variantséquipé8 variantssonore8 variantssoeurs8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list