vernal
\vɛʁ.nal\
The verdict
“vernal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui appartient au printemps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vernal · vernal · French
vernal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vernal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛʁ.nal\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vernal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛʁ.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vernal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 vernal, spelled V-E-R-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui appartient au printemps.
- 2Printanier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vernal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
equinoctium vernal : équinoxe de printemps
Dans toute la vallée moyenne on observe généralement deux périodes de grande pluviosité : l’une hivernale (novembre-décembre), l’autre vernale (février-avril) […]
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.