vérin
\ve.ʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“vérin” is uncommon French (frequency #73,648 among 148,117 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,648
- frequency rank, French
- 148,117
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil qui est utilisé aussi bien dans les ateliers et sur les chantiers pour lever ou déplacer de grosses charges, décintrer des poutres ou pièces métalliques, supporter des charges […] que, dan...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vérin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.ʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #73,648 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vérin” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vérin is uncommon French at frequency #73,648 among 148,117 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil qui est utilisé aussi bien dans les ateliers et sur les chantiers pour lever ou déplacer de grosses charges, décintrer des poutres ou pièces métalliques, supporter des charges […] que, dan...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vérin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vérin, spelled V-É-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Appareil qui est utilisé aussi bien dans les ateliers et sur les chantiers pour lever ou déplacer de grosses charges, décintrer des poutres ou pièces métalliques, supporter des charges […] que, dans un automatisme, pour assurer des fonctions d’ouverture/fermeture, de blocage, de rotation […]. Suivant les modèles, il peut-être constitué d’une simple tige filetée ou, le plus souvent d’une tige, dans un tube, le corps, et déplacée par la pression d’un fluide pneumatique ou hydraulique, ou enfin, mu par un moteur ou une tension électrique.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “vérin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-É-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ve.ʁɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.