velu

\və.ly\

/\və.ly\/ adj

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The verdict

“velu” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,940
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est couvert de poils.

Corpus desk

Index FR-velu · velu · French

velu · rank #45,940 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,940
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vaughan

Nearest frequency peer: Vaughan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « velu »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « velu » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

velu vs vu
50% similar
velu vs VL
0% similar
velu vs vol
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for velu
PropertyValue
Headwordvelu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\və.ly\
Letters4
Frequency rank#45,940
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « velu »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.veluse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Vaughan » (#45,939), « veufs » (#45,941), « vaudoise » (#45,938). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « velu » est au #45,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around velu (IPA \və.ly\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,940 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for velu, with forms such as "evlu", "vellu", and "veul". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vu", "VL", "vol", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is velu, spelled V-E-L-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est couvert de poils.
  2. 2
    Couvert de poils longs, mous et rapprochés.
  3. 3
    Brut, non dégrossi.
  4. 4
    Qui est couvert d’une végétation abondante → voir chevelu.
  5. 5
    Particulièrement complexe, difficile à comprendre pour les non-initiés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how velu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il avait la main que supposait sa figure, la main large et velue du condottière.
  2. Les Vannetaises qui se rendaient au marché remarquèrent ce jeune homme, pour plusieurs motifs. D'abord, parce qu'il était fort bien de sa personne, et velu avec une certaine recherche élégante ; puis, parce qu'il n'était pas de la ville, […].

Synonyms

poiluhirsutehispidevilleux

This word in other languages

hairy(English)velloso(Español)haarig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evlu
  • vellu
  • veul
  • vleu
  • vvelu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of velu - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evlu2vellu1veul2vleu2vvelu1
Edit distance from "velu"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "velu"?
"velu" is spelled V-E-L-U. The IPA pronunciation is \və.ly\.
What does "velu" mean?
As an adjective, "velu" means: Qui est couvert de poils.
What words are commonly confused with "velu"?
"velu" is commonly confused with "vu", "VL", "vol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "velu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "velu" is \və.ly\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "velu" come from?
"velu" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "velu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voui#45,950Waze#45,955élec#45,965tice#45,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

surs5 variantssumo5 variantsanya5 variantsbrou5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list