vésanie
\ve.za.ni\
The verdict
“vésanie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom générique sous lequel on comprend les différentes sortes d’aliénation mentale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vesanie · vésanie · French
vésanie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vésanie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.za.ni\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vésanie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vésanie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.za.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vésanie has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vésanie, spelled V-É-S-A-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Nom générique sous lequel on comprend les différentes sortes d’aliénation mentale.
- 2Propos ou idée dont on souligne l'aspect absurde ou délirant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vésanie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier encore il nous couvrait d’outrages parce que nous demandions ce qu’il réclame aujourd’hui d’une énergie désespérée […] Je me réjouirais de l’avoir converti —non sans peine— si les signes caractéristiques de l’affreuse vésanie ne m’inspiraient les craintes les plus vives sur les conséquences de ce trop brusque revirement d’esprit.
Cette sagace entente de la vie pratique n’a aucun rapport avec les vésanies et les délires.
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.