vez

\ˈveː(s)\

/\ˈveː(s)\/ noun

The verdict

“vez” is uncommon French (frequency #57,676 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,676
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme mutée de bez par adoucissement (b → v).

Corpus desk

Index FR-vez · vez · French

vez · rank #57,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,676
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valtteri

Nearest frequency peer: Valtteri (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « vez »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « vez » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vez
PropertyValue
Headwordvez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈveː(s)\
Letters3
Frequency rank#57,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vez » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).veztombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Valtteri » (#57,675), « VGA » (#57,677), « vair » (#57,674). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vez » est au #57,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vez is uncommon French at frequency #57,676 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈveː(s)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de bez par adoucissement (b → v).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vez, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vez, spelled V-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme mutée de bez par adoucissement (b → v).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lâret a reas dʼe barrouzianez ʼn em gavout, da hanternoz, er vered, war vez ar cʼhloareg yaouank.

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 "vez"?
"vez" is spelled V-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈveː(s)\.
What does "vez" mean?
As a noun, "vez" means: Forme mutée de bez par adoucissement (b → v).
How do you pronounce "vez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vez" is \ˈveː(s)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vez" come from?
"vez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list