ver à soie

\vɛ.ʁ‿a swa\

/\vɛ.ʁ‿a swa\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chenille du bombyx du mûrier qui sécrète la soie, lorsqu’elle se forme en chrysalide.

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Index FR-ver-a-soie · ver à soie · French

ver à soie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for ver à soie
PropertyValue
Headwordver à soie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛ.ʁ‿a swa\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ver à soie” sits in French frequency

ver à soie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ver à soie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɛ.ʁ‿a swa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chenille du bombyx du mûrier qui sécrète la soie, lorsqu’elle se forme en chrysalide.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ver à soie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 ver à soie, spelled V-E-R- -À- -S-O-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chenille du bombyx du mûrier qui sécrète la soie, lorsqu’elle se forme en chrysalide.

This word in other languages

silkworm(English)gusano de seda(Español)Seidenspinner(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ver à soie"?
"ver à soie" is spelled V-E-R- -À- -S-O-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛ.ʁ‿a swa\.
What does "ver à soie" mean?
As a noun, "ver à soie" means: Chenille du bombyx du mûrier qui sécrète la soie, lorsqu’elle se forme en chrysalide.
How do you pronounce "ver à soie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ver à soie" is \vɛ.ʁ‿a swa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ver à soie" come from?
"ver à soie" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list