verrine
\ve.ʁin\
The verdict
“verrine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit récipient en verre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verrine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.ʁin\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verrine” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for verrine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ve.ʁin\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for verrine in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is verrine, spelled V-E-R-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Petit récipient en verre.
- 2Bocal à confiture.
- 3Petit récipient en verre, utilisé pour servir un mets de façon décorative. cf. terrine
- 4Vérine, lampe de verre suspendue au-dessus du compas, pour éclairer le timonier pendant la nuit.(Variante orthographique : verine.)
- 5Sorte de cloche de verre composée d'une ossature métallique vitrée.
- 6→ voir forte vis.
- 7Synonyme de verrière.
- 8Synonyme de verrière dans le sens de vitre placée devant un tableau pour le protéger.
- 9Synonyme de vitrine.
- 10Discours de Cicéron contre Verrès.
- 11Pièce de verre, de forme variable, qui diffuse la lumière dans une lampe ou un luminaire.
- 12Boîtier contenant plusieurs avertisseurs lumineux, et indiquant l'état de l'automate d'une machine : en attente, en fonctionnement, alarme…
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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 “verrine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ve.ʁin\ (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.