vertue
\fɛɐ̯ˈtuːə\
The verdict
“vertue” is uncommon French (frequency #75,333 among 148,117 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,333
- frequency rank, French
- 148,117
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de vertun.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vertue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈtuːə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,333 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vertue” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vertue is uncommon French at frequency #75,333 among 148,117 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈtuːə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
vertue has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vertue, spelled V-E-R-T-U-E.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de vertun.
- 2Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vertun.
- 3Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de vertun.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de vertun.
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.
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Using “vertue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-T-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛɐ̯ˈtuːə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.