vétiller

\ve.ti.je\

/\ve.ti.je\/ verb

The verdict

“vétiller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’amuser à des vétilles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vetiller · vétiller · French

vétiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for vétiller
PropertyValue
Headwordvétiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ve.ti.je\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vétiller » en français

vétillerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vétiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ve.ti.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vétiller in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vétiller, spelled V-É-T-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’amuser à des vétilles.
  2. 2
    Faire des difficultés sur de petites choses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vétiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il ne fait que vétiller.
  2. Il vétille toujours.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vétiller"?
"vétiller" is spelled V-É-T-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.ti.je\.
What does "vétiller" mean?
As a verb, "vétiller" means: S’amuser à des vétilles.
How do you pronounce "vétiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vétiller" is \ve.ti.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vétiller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list