ventriloquer
\vɑ̃.tʁi.lɔ.ke\
The verdict
“ventriloquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exprimer à travers la ventriloquie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ventriloquer · ventriloquer · French
ventriloquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ventriloquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɑ̃.tʁi.lɔ.ke\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ventriloquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ventriloquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɑ̃.tʁi.lɔ.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exprimer à travers la ventriloquie.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ventriloquer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ventriloquer, spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Exprimer à travers la ventriloquie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ventriloquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet art interroge donc l'acte de la création : quelles sont les voix qui ventriloquent un créateur, qui viennent parler à travers lui ?
Ses litanies issues des couches souterraines de l'esprit se réverbèrent dans votre crâne et ventriloquent vos propres pensées.
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.