verge

\vɛʁʒ\

/\vɛʁʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“verge” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,803
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baguette longue et flexible, de bois ou de métal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verge · verge · French

verge · rank #24,803 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,803
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH verrouillage

Nearest frequency peer: verrouillage (+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 « verge »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « verge » 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).

verge vs vers
60% similar
verge vs Vert
40% similar
verge vs vire
60% similar

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

Key facts for verge
PropertyValue
Headwordverge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛʁʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,803
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « verge »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).vergese 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 « verrouillage » (#24,804), « vestige » (#24,805), « viendraient » (#24,806). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « verge » est au #24,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around verge (IPA \vɛʁʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,803 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for verge, with forms such as "evrge", "vegre", and "vereg". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vers", "Vert", "vire", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is verge, spelled V-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Baguette longue et flexible, de bois ou de métal.
  2. 2
    Menus brins de bouleau, de genêt, d’osier, etc. liés ensemble avec lesquels on fouette ou fustige.
  3. 3
    Baguette, ordinairement garnie d’ivoire ou d’argent, qui est l’insigne des fonctions des bedeaux et de certains huissiers.
  4. 4
    Organe sexuel masculin ; pénis.
  5. 5
    Sorte d’épée utilisée au Moyen Âge.
  6. 6
    Anneau sans chaton.
  7. 7
    Pièce droite qui réunit les pattes de l’ancre à l’organeau.
  8. 8
    Ancienne mesure agraire française valant le quart d’un arpent.
  9. 9
    Yard. Unité de mesure de la distance ou de la longueur (système impérial britannique), valant trois pieds, encore utilisée aux États-Unis, définie comme exactement 0,9144 mètre depuis 1959. Le symbole est yd (international) ou vg (au Canada francophone).
  10. 10
    Baguette à laquelle on attache une fusée volante.
  11. 11
    Tige ou tringle droite, plus ou moins longue, ordinairement métallique.
  12. 12
    Pivot sur lequel se meut le balancier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le vrai caractère reparut. La paresse et la nonchalance, la mollesse du Sarmate revinrent occuper dans son âme les sillons complaisants d’où la verge du maître d’école les avait chassées.
  2. Lorsqu’ils entrèrent chez la Reine, annoncés par des huissiers vêtus de noir et portant une verge d’ébène, elle était assise à sa toilette.

Synonyms

Thésaurus:pénis/françaisyard

This word in other languages

cane(English)verga(Español)Rute(Deutsch)junco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrge
  • vegre
  • vereg
  • vergge
  • verrge
  • vrege
  • vverge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrge2vegre2vereg2vergge1verrge1vrege2vverge1
Edit distance from "verge"

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 "verge"?
"verge" is spelled V-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁʒ\.
What does "verge" mean?
As a noun, "verge" means: Baguette longue et flexible, de bois ou de métal.
What words are commonly confused with "verge"?
"verge" is commonly confused with "vers", "Vert", "vire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verge" is \vɛʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verge" come from?
"verge" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tuera#24,798surgi#24,788Stein#24,781sosie#24,780

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Yvette7 variantsshake7 variantsrient7 variantsbaissée7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list