vétille
\ve.tij\
The verdict
“vétille” 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) - Petite chose sans importance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vetille · vétille · French
vétille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | vétille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.tij\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vétille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vétille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.tij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite chose sans importance.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vétille, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vétille, spelled V-É-T-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Petite chose sans importance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vétille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le garçon est pour la fille, La fille est pour le garçon; Quoi qu'on fasse et qu'on babille, Ce n'est, ma foi, que vétille, Que mystère et que façon.
Finalement, on vota une loi d’amnistie pour déclarer qu'on ne voulait plus entendre parler de toutes ces vétilles.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.