vétuste
\ve.tyst\
The verdict
“vétuste” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,689
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est vieux et désuet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vetuste · vétuste · French
vétuste · rank #42,689 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,689
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH Vésuve
Nearest frequency peer: Vésuve (-1 rank slots)
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.
Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « vétuste »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- vénézuélien…
vénézuélienne
57,315 corpus weight
- vénézuéliens
vénézuéliens
57,314 corpus weight
- Vésuve
Vésuve
57,313 corpus weight
- vétuste
vétuste
57,312 corpus weight
- Yohann
Yohann
57,310 corpus weight
- zigzag
zigzag
57,309 corpus weight
What this shows « vétuste » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vétuste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ve.tyst\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #42,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vétuste »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around vétuste (IPA \ve.tyst\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,689 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est vieux et désuet.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vétuste, with forms such as "vetuste", "vtéuste", and "vvétuste". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "veste", "vêtue", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vétuste, spelled V-É-T-U-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est vieux et désuet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vétuste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils emménagèrent à Boulogne, au 10 rue de la France-Mutualiste, dans des immeubles vétustes où cohabitaient des Italiens, des Bretons et des Russes, des gens venus de nulle part et d'un peu partout. Sans le savoir, ils étaient enfin arrivés, c'était le bout du voyage.
Des devis vont être également demandés à des entreprises afin de changer certains éléments vétustes de six appartements : les baignoires à remplacer par des douches à l’italienne, des lavabos, des éviers et la robinetterie.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- vetuste
- vtéuste
- vvétuste
- vétsute
- véttuste
- vétuset
- vétusste
- vétustte
- vétutse
- véutste
- évtuste
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vétuste - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "vétuste"?
What does "vétuste" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "vétuste"?
How do you pronounce "vétuste"?
What language does "vétuste" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vétuste", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).