vergiss-mein-nicht
The verdict
“vergiss-mein-nicht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom allemand du myosotis, parfois utilisé en français.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vergiss-mein-nicht |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vergiss-mein-nicht” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vergiss-mein-nicht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom allemand du myosotis, parfois utilisé en français.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for vergiss-mein-nicht in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 vergiss-mein-nicht, spelled V-E-R-G-I-S-S---M-E-I-N---N-I-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Nom allemand du myosotis, parfois utilisé en français.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “vergiss-mein-nicht”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-G-I-S-S---M-E-I-N---N-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.