vélo de route

\ve.lo də ʁut\

/\ve.lo də ʁut\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Type de vélo prévu pour la route.

Corpus desk

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

vélo de route · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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 route
PropertyValue
Headwordvélo de route
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.lo də ʁut\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

vélo de routereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

vélo de route has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vélo de route, spelled V-É-L-O- -D-E- -R-O-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de vélo prévu pour la route.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vélo de route"?
"vélo de route" is spelled V-É-L-O- -D-E- -R-O-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.lo də ʁut\.
What does "vélo de route" mean?
As a noun, "vélo de route" means: Type de vélo prévu pour la route.
How do you pronounce "vélo de route"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vélo de route" is \ve.lo də ʁut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vélo de route" come from?
"vélo de route" 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