versa

\vɛʁ.sa\

/\vɛʁ.sa\/ verb

The verdict

“versa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,883. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,883
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de verser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-versa · versa · French

versa · rank #12,883 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,883
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH verrai

Nearest frequency peer: verrai (-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 « versa »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « versa » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

versa vs ves
60% similar
versa vs Vert
40% similar
versa vs visa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for versa
PropertyValue
Headwordversa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vɛʁ.sa\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,883
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « versa »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).versase place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « verrai » (#12,882), « vocale » (#12,884), « trésorier » (#12,881). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « versa » est au #12,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around versa (IPA \vɛʁ.sa\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,883 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de verser.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for versa, with forms such as "evrsa", "verssa", and "vesra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ves", "Vert", "visa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 versa, spelled V-E-R-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de verser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il les nourrit d’un pilaf et leur versa un vin d’orange qui engourdit, empâte la langue, qui vous fait voir tout en jaune et en brumes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsa
  • verssa
  • vesra
  • vresa
  • vversa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrsa2verssa1vesra2vresa2vversa1
Edit distance from "versa"

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 "versa"?
"versa" is spelled V-E-R-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.sa\.
What does "versa" mean?
As a verb, "versa" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de verser.
What words are commonly confused with "versa"?
"versa" is commonly confused with "ves", "Vert", "visa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versa" is \vɛʁ.sa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versa" come from?
"versa" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list