vélo de ville
\ve.lo də vil\
The verdict
“vélo de ville” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type de vélo prévu pour les petits trajets en milieu urbain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vélo de ville |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.lo də vil\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vélo de ville” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for vélo de ville is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ve.lo də vil\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Type de vélo prévu pour les petits trajets en milieu urbain.".
vélo de ville has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vélo de ville, spelled V-É-L-O- -D-E- -V-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Type de vélo prévu pour les petits trajets en milieu urbain.
Antonyms
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 “vélo de ville”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-É-L-O- -D-E- -V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ve.lo də vil\ (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.