vengeur

\vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\

/\vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“vengeur” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,775
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui venge, qui punit, vindicatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vengeur · vengeur · French

vengeur · rank #31,775 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaginale

Nearest frequency peer: vaginale (-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 « vengeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vengeur » 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).

vengeur vs verger
71% similar
vengeur vs vengeurs
88% similar
vengeur vs vengé
57% similar

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

Key facts for vengeur
PropertyValue
Headwordvengeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,775
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vengeur »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).vengeurse 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 « vaginale » (#31,774), « Vernet » (#31,776), « usuel » (#31,773). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vengeur » est au #31,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vengeur (IPA \vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,775 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vengeur, with forms such as "evngeur", "vegneur", and "venegur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "verger", "vengeurs", "vengé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vengeur, spelled V-E-N-G-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui venge, qui punit, vindicatif.
  2. 2
    Qui menace de vengeance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au moins lorsque l'empereur, profondément blessé dans son orgueil, a entrepris cette expédition vengeresse, tout était-il prêt ?
  2. C'est beau de délivrer une jolie fille attaquée sur une route ; mais quand la jolie fille est une conspiratrice, quand on s'est opposé à l'arrestation d'une fille de conspirateur, quand on a fait manquer ainsi une opération d'où dépendait le salut du roi, eh bien, monsieur, il faut être prêt à regarder en face la hache vengeresse.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evngeur
  • vegneur
  • venegur
  • vengeru
  • vengeurr
  • venggeur
  • venguer
  • venngeur
  • vnegeur
  • vvengeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vengeur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evngeur2vegneur2venegur2vengeru2vengeurr1venggeur1venguer2venngeur1
Edit distance from "vengeur"

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 "vengeur"?
"vengeur" is spelled V-E-N-G-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\.
What does "vengeur" mean?
As an adjective, "vengeur" means: Qui venge, qui punit, vindicatif.
What words are commonly confused with "vengeur"?
"vengeur" is commonly confused with "verger", "vengeurs", "vengé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vengeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vengeur" is \vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vengeur" come from?
"vengeur" 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 "vengeur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list