veisalgia
\veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ə\
The verdict
“veisalgia” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Veisalgie, gueule de bois.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | veisalgia |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ə\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “veisalgia” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
veisalgia is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Veisalgie, gueule de bois.".
Zero misspellings are on record for veisalgia in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is veisalgia, spelled V-E-I-S-A-L-G-I-A.
Definition
- 1Veisalgie, gueule de bois.
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.
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Using “veisalgia”
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- The one correct French spelling is V-E-I-S-A-L-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.