vertigineux

/\vɛʁ.ti.ʒi.nø\/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,202

in French word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

vertigineux is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui est relatif au vertige ; qui est sujet aux vertiges. Pronounced \vɛʁ.ti.ʒi.nø\. Often confused with vertigineuse.

Key facts for vertigineux
PropertyValue
Headwordvertigineux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\vɛʁ.ti.ʒi.nø\
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,202
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vertigineux is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɛʁ.ti.ʒi.nø\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,202 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for vertigineux, with forms such as "evrtigineux", "veritgineux", and "verrtigineux". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vertigineuse", 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 vertigineux, spelled V-E-R-T-I-G-I-N-E-U-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est relatif au vertige ; qui est sujet aux vertiges.
  2. 2
    Ce qui donne le vertige.
  3. 3
    Étonnant ; impressionnant ; extraordinaire.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrtigineux,veritgineux,verrtigineux,vertgiineux,vertiggineux,vertigienux,vertigineuxx,vertiginexu,vertiginneux,vertiginuex,vertignieux,vertiigneux,verttigineux,vetrigineux,vretigineux,vvertigineux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vertigineux

Misspelling Variants of "vertigineux"

evrtigineux11veritgineux11verrtigineux12vertgiineux11vertiggineux12vertigienux11vertigineuxx12vertiginexu11
Misspelling Variants of "vertigineux"

Frequency rank: #36,202 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vertigineux"?
"vertigineux" is spelled V-E-R-T-I-G-I-N-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.ti.ʒi.nø\.
What does "vertigineux" mean?
As an adj, "vertigineux" means: Qui est relatif au vertige ; qui est sujet aux vertiges.
What words are commonly confused with "vertigineux"?
"vertigineux" is commonly confused with "vertigineuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertigineux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertigineux" is \vɛʁ.ti.ʒi.nø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertigineux" come from?
"vertigineux" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.