véraison
\ve.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“véraison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État du fruit, en particulier du raisin, qui commence à prendre la couleur de sa maturité et à accumuler les sucres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-veraison · véraison · French
véraison · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | véraison |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « véraison » en français
Rare enough to double-check
véraison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État du fruit, en particulier du raisin, qui commence à prendre la couleur de sa maturité et à accumuler les sucres.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for véraison, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is véraison, spelled V-É-R-A-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1État du fruit, en particulier du raisin, qui commence à prendre la couleur de sa maturité et à accumuler les sucres.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how véraison appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme dans les bourgeons, l’ABA [l’acide abscissique] est présent dans les baies tout au long de leur développement et il joue un rôle essentiel au moment de la véraison.
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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.