verne

/\vɛʁn\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,805

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

verne is aFrenchnoun. It means: Variante de vergne, aulne. Pronounced \vɛʁn\. Often confused with vers and Vert.

Key facts for verne
PropertyValue
Headwordverne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛʁn\
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,805
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verne in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for verne is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɛʁn\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,805 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for verne, with forms such as "evrne", "venre", and "veren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is verne, spelled V-E-R-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de vergne, aulne.
  2. 2
    Lieu humide, marais, marécage.
  3. 3
    Dans les ardoisières, levier de bois monté sur un axe au bout duquel était attaché un récipient pour épuiser l'eau ou un panier pour remonter les blocs d'ardoise. L'appareil complet se nommait trait. [Voir la photo de l'article chadouf. ]
  4. 4
    Fissure dans le tuffeau par laquelle de l'eau s'infiltre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrne,venre,veren,vernne,verrne,vrene,vverne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verne

Misspelling Variants of "verne"

evrne5venre5veren5vernne6verrne6vrene5vverne6
Misspelling Variants of "verne"

Frequency rank: #21,805 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verne"?
"verne" is spelled V-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁn\.
What does "verne" mean?
As a noun, "verne" means: Variante de vergne, aulne.
What words are commonly confused with "verne"?
"verne" 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 "verne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verne" is \vɛʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verne" come from?
"verne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our French index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.