Verdun

\vɛʁ.dœ̃\

/\vɛʁ.dœ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Verdun” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,604
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ariège.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verdun · Verdun · French

Verdun · rank #10,604 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,604
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vendues

Nearest frequency peer: vendues (-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 « Verdun »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Verdun » 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).

Verdun vs vern
50% similar
Verdun vs vertu
50% similar
Verdun vs vertus
50% similar

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

Key facts for Verdun
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\vɛʁ.dœ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,604
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Verdun »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « vendues » (#10,603), « vestiges » (#10,605), « typiquement » (#10,602). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « Verdun » est au #10,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Verdun (IPA \vɛʁ.dœ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,604 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verdun, with forms such as "evrdun", "vedrun", and "verddun". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "vern", "vertu", "vertus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Verdun, spelled V-E-R-D-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ariège.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Meuse et sous-préfecture de ce département.
  3. 3
    Nom donné à la longue et meurtrière bataille qui s'y déroula en 1916.
  4. 4
    Ancien nom de la commune française Verdun-en-Lauragais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vous savez que Verdun n'est point encore au pouvoir de vos ennemis.
  2. Le général Sarrail commande la place de Verdun. Le 44ᵉ régiment de R.A.T. occupe la ville.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdun
  • vedrun
  • verddun
  • verdnu
  • verdunn
  • verrdun
  • verudn
  • vredun
  • vverdun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verdun - 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.

evrdun2vedrun2verddun1verdnu2verdunn1verrdun1verudn2vredun2
Edit distance from "Verdun"

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 "Verdun"?
"Verdun" is spelled V-E-R-D-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.dœ̃\.
What does "Verdun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Verdun" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ariège.
What words are commonly confused with "Verdun"?
"Verdun" is commonly confused with "vern", "vertu", "vertus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verdun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdun" is \vɛʁ.dœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdun" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vilain#10,607votent#10,610sécher#10,592élysée#10,618

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

briller9 variantscensés9 variantspicard9 variantsNorman9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list