vespertin
\vɛs.peʁ.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“vespertin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - synonyme de vespéral, qui a rapport au soir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vespertin · vespertin · French
vespertin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | vespertin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛs.peʁ.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vespertin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vespertin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛs.peʁ.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "synonyme de vespéral, qui a rapport au soir.".
vespertin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vespertin, spelled V-E-S-P-E-R-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1synonyme de vespéral, qui a rapport au soir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vespertin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Entre la tradition du peuple et l’art le plus raffiné inspiré des XVIᵉ et XVIIᵉ siècles avec Le retable de Maese Pedro, Falla illustre cette ville bruissante des brises matinales ou des rafales vespertines qui amènent les nues du large ; …. — (Andrée Mansau, « Cadix, pointe de l’Europe », Bulletin de la Société de géographie de Toulouse, numéro 273, 1992-…
Je dis donc en commençant que l’étoile de Vénus avait accompli deux révolutions dans l’orbite qui la rend alternativement, selon l’époque, vespertine ou matinière, après le trépas de cette bienheureuse Béatrice qui vit dans le ciel avec les anges et sur terre dans mon cœur, lorsque cette noble dame dont j’ai fait mention à la fin de Vita Nuova apparut pou…
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