vélo de course

\ve.lo də kuʁs\

/\ve.lo də kuʁs\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de vélo de route.

Corpus desk

Index FR-velo-de-course · vélo de course · French

vélo de course · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for vélo de course
PropertyValue
Headwordvélo de course
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.lo də kuʁs\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vélo de course » en français

vélo de coursen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vélo de course is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.lo də kuʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de vélo de route.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vélo de course, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vélo de course, spelled V-É-L-O- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de vélo de route.

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 "vélo de course"?
"vélo de course" is spelled V-É-L-O- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.lo də kuʁs\.
What does "vélo de course" mean?
As a noun, "vélo de course" means: Synonyme de vélo de route.
How do you pronounce "vélo de course"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vélo de course" is \ve.lo də kuʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vélo de course" come from?
"vélo de course" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list