veux
\vø\
The verdict
“veux” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #206
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vouloir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-veux · veux · French
veux · rank #206 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #206
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH reste
Nearest frequency peer: reste (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “veux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- peux
peux
99,798 corpus weight
- politique
politique
99,797 corpus weight
- reste
reste
99,796 corpus weight
- veux
veux
99,795 corpus weight
- vos
vos
99,794 corpus weight
- celui
celui
99,792 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “veux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | veux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vø\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #206 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “veux” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around veux (IPA \vø\), averb. Corpus frequency is #206 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for veux, with forms such as "evux", "veuxx", and "vexu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vu", "vue", "vus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 veux, spelled V-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vouloir.
- 2Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vouloir.
- 3Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de vouloir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how veux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y a maintenant trois années révolues que je travaille à débillonner les terres de l’exploitation, situées dans la plaine, et c’est seulement dans l’automne dernier, que j’ai pu avoir quelques pièces assez aplanies pour pouvoir commencer à tracer les nouveaux billons que je veux y établir.
Couché sur le tapis, avec son short bleu, son tricot de peau échancré et la jambe de sa voisine sous le nez, il suivait le cours de body double impact, dernière nouveauté de son club de gymnastique, dont Jimmy, le prof, avait certifié qu’elle était top si tu veux « vraiment » faire le fessier sans oublier les pecs, synergie à laquelle on pense trop peu.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- evux
- veuxx
- vexu
- vuex
- vveux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of veux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "veux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "veux". Here's where to go from here.
- "veux" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "vu". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #206 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.