vertu cardinale
The verdict
“vertu cardinale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quelqu'une des vertus auxquelles toutes les autres peuvent se rapporter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vertu cardinale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vertu cardinale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vertu cardinale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quelqu'une des vertus auxquelles toutes les autres peuvent se rapporter.".
vertu cardinale has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vertu cardinale, spelled V-E-R-T-U- -C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Quelqu'une des vertus auxquelles toutes les autres peuvent se rapporter.
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 “vertu cardinale”
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- The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-T-U- -C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.