vers
\vɛʁ\
The verdict
“vers” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #185
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suite de mots rythmés selon la quantité, l’accentuation, le nombre des syllabes ou le retour de la rime.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vers · vers · French
vers · rank #185 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #185
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH mois
Nearest frequency peer: mois (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vers”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ville
ville
99,819 corpus weight
- jours
jours
99,818 corpus weight
- mois
mois
99,817 corpus weight
- vers
vers
99,816 corpus weight
- histoire
histoire
99,815 corpus weight
- mort
mort
99,814 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vers” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “vers” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around vers (IPA \vɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #185 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for vers, with forms such as "evrs", "verrs", and "verss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vs", "VR", "vos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vers, spelled V-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Suite de mots rythmés selon la quantité, l’accentuation, le nombre des syllabes ou le retour de la rime.
- 2L'ensemble de la poésie d'un auteur ou d'une école.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En bon Champenois, il célébra le vin de Champagne dans une ode en vers iambiques, dont le style vif et pétillant, présente la belle image de cette charmante liqueur.
Ah ! Deubel, qui t'es si mal suicidé, quelle attirance avaient sous terre ton corps pourri et dans mon être l'écho douloureux de tes vers ?.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- evrs
- verrs
- verss
- vesr
- vres
- vvers
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vers - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vers", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "vers". Here's where to go from here.
- "vers" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "vs". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #185 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.