vêler
\vɛ.le\
The verdict
“vêler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre bas, en parlant d’une vache.
Corpus desk
Index FR-veler · vêler · French
vêler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vêler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɛ.le\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vêler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vêler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɛ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vêler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vêler, spelled V-Ê-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre bas, en parlant d’une vache.
- 2Rejeter d’importantes masses de glace dans la mer, en parlant d’un glacier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vêler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pourvu que la Coliche ne vêle pas en même temps que moi ! répétait Lise chaque matin.
Pourtant cette nuit-là, on avait mal dormi : la génisse aux Mortiers vêlait et le Camille y avait veillé jusqu’au petit jour.
Synonyms
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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.