versatile

\vɛʁ.sa.til\

/\vɛʁ.sa.til\/ adj

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The verdict

“versatile” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,254
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est sujet à tourner, à changer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-versatile · versatile · French

versatile · rank #48,254 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,254
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermillon

Nearest frequency peer: vermillon (-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 « versatile »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « versatile » 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
Key facts for versatile
PropertyValue
Headwordversatile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɛʁ.sa.til\
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,254
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « versatile »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).versatilese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « vermillon » (#48,253), « verveine » (#48,255), « Viau » (#48,256). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « versatile » est au #48,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around versatile (IPA \vɛʁ.sa.til\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,254 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for versatile, with forms such as "evrsatile", "verastile", and "verrsatile". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is versatile, spelled V-E-R-S-A-T-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est sujet à tourner, à changer.
  2. 2
    Qualifie le caractère d’une personne qui change facilement d’avis, qui est trop indécise.
  3. 3
    Pour des objets, qualifie l'adaptabilité à un grand nombre de situations ou d'usages, polyvalent.
  4. 4
    Dans l’armement, qualifie un vecteur capable d’effectuer plusieurs types de missions simultanément grâce à l’emport d’une grande variété d’équipements.
  5. 5
    Se dit d’une personne pouvant indistinctement être pénétrée ou pénétrer lors d’un rapport sexuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le duc d’Orléans était leur garant, leur pavillon, leur espoir. Ils le savaient futile, versatile, influençable, capable de se jeter à l’étourdie dans les entreprises les plus folles, docile à toutes les flagorneries.
  2. Patrick Pouyanné est décrit aussi bien par ses amis que par ses détracteurs comme un gestionnaire compétent quoique versatile de tempérament, et adepte d’un management vertical.

Synonyms

indécishésitantinstablechangeantlunatiquepolyvalent

This word in other languages

versatile(English)versátil(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsatile
  • verastile
  • verrsatile
  • versaitle
  • versatiel
  • versatille
  • versatlie
  • versattile
  • verssatile
  • verstaile
  • vesratile
  • vresatile
  • vversatile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versatile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrsatile2verastile2verrsatile1versaitle2versatiel2versatille1versatlie2versattile1
Edit distance from "versatile"

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 "versatile"?
"versatile" is spelled V-E-R-S-A-T-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.sa.til\.
What does "versatile" mean?
As an adjective, "versatile" means: Qui est sujet à tourner, à changer.
What are common misspellings of "versatile"?
Common misspellings include "evrsatile", "verastile", "verrsatile", "versaitle", "versatiel". The correct spelling is "versatile".
How do you pronounce "versatile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versatile" is \vɛʁ.sa.til\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versatile" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermillon#48,253whirlpool#48,268éloignait#48,281émouvants#48,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

tyrolienne13 variantsélancent13 variantsstérilet13 variantssometimes13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list