vermillon

\vɛʁ.mi.jɔ̃\

/\vɛʁ.mi.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“vermillon” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,253
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sulfure de mercure(II) rouge réduit en poudre et utilisé en peinture comme pigment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vermillon · vermillon · French

vermillon · rank #48,253 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,253
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH versatile

Nearest frequency peer: versatile (+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 « vermillon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vermillon » 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
Key facts for vermillon
PropertyValue
Headwordvermillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛʁ.mi.jɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,253
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vermillon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).vermillonse 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 « versatile » (#48,254), « varia » (#48,251), « verveine » (#48,255). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vermillon » est au #48,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vermillon (IPA \vɛʁ.mi.jɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,253 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermillon, with forms such as "evrmillon", "vemrillon", and "verimllon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vermillon, spelled V-E-R-M-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sulfure de mercure(II) rouge réduit en poudre et utilisé en peinture comme pigment.
  2. 2
    Couleur rouge vif tirant sur l’orangé. — #E34234
  3. 3
    Vin rouge éclatant tirant plus ou moins sur l’orangé.
  4. 4
    Synonyme de chêne kermès.
  5. 5
    Soldats britanniques, en raison de la couleur de leurs habits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces analyses confirment l’alternance d’or et de mercure. Cet élément est assimilé au pigment rouge nommé vermillon composé de sulfure de mercure HgS.
  2. Tout cela est crépi à la chaux, et la blancheur des façades est encore avivée par de longues lignes de vermillon qui séparent les maisons et en marquent les étages.

Synonyms

cinabre

This word in other languages

vermilion(English)bermellón(Español)Zinnoberrot(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmillon
  • vemrillon
  • verimllon
  • vermillno
  • vermillonn
  • vermiloln
  • vermilon
  • vermlilon
  • vermmillon
  • verrmillon
  • vremillon
  • vvermillon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vermillon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrmillon2vemrillon2verimllon2vermillno2vermillonn1vermiloln2vermilon1vermlilon2
Edit distance from "vermillon"

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 "vermillon"?
"vermillon" is spelled V-E-R-M-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.mi.jɔ̃\.
What does "vermillon" mean?
As a noun, "vermillon" means: Sulfure de mercure(II) rouge réduit en poudre et utilisé en peinture comme pigment.
What are common misspellings of "vermillon"?
Common misspellings include "evrmillon", "vemrillon", "verimllon", "vermillno", "vermillonn". The correct spelling is "vermillon".
How do you pronounce "vermillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermillon" is \vɛʁ.mi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermillon" come from?
"vermillon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

versatile#48,254whirlpool#48,268éloignait#48,281émouvants#48,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Weinberg12 variantswhatever12 variantssortiras12 variantsactivant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list