viande

\vjɑ̃d\

/\vjɑ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“viande” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,551
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toute nourriture, carnée ou non.

Corpus desk

Index FR-viande · viande · French

viande · rank #2,551 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,551
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH ventes

Nearest frequency peer: ventes (-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 « viande »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « viande » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

viande vs vide
67% similar
viande vs vine
67% similar
viande vs vigne
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for viande
PropertyValue
Headwordviande
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vjɑ̃d\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,551
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « viande »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).viandese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ventes » (#2,550), « vierge » (#2,552), « tournoi » (#2,549). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « viande » est au #2,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around viande (IPA \vjɑ̃d\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,551 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for viande, with forms such as "ivande", "vainde", and "viadne". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "vide", "vine", "vigne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is viande, spelled V-I-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute nourriture, carnée ou non.
  2. 2
    Chair d’un animal utilisée pour la nourriture, y compris celle des coquillages, des crustacés, et des poissons ; par opposition aux nourritures végétales et aux œufs.
  3. 3
    Chair animale utilisée pour la nourriture, à l’exclusion du poisson et des fruits de mer.
  4. 4
    Partie charnue du corps humain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est viande céleste manger à désjeuner des raisins avecq la fouace fraiche
  2. En effet, au bout de quelques minutes, la porte s’ouvrit à double battant, et Capestang effaré vit entrer un officier en grande tenue, l’épée au poing, qui cria : « Les viandes de Sa Majesté ! »

Synonyms

barbaquebarbacbidochecarnechair

This word in other languages

meat(English)carne(Español)Fleisch(Deutsch)carne(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivande
  • vainde
  • viadne
  • viandde
  • vianed
  • viannde
  • vinade
  • vviande

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viande - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivande2vainde2viadne2viandde1vianed2viannde1vinade2vviande1
Edit distance from "viande"

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 "viande"?
"viande" is spelled V-I-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vjɑ̃d\.
What does "viande" mean?
As a noun, "viande" means: Toute nourriture, carnée ou non.
What words are commonly confused with "viande"?
"viande" is commonly confused with "vide", "vine", "vigne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viande" is \vjɑ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viande" come from?
"viande" 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 "viande", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ventes#2,550vierge#2,552balles#2,557Christ#2,560

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

routes8 variantsrouges8 variantsolivier8 variantsEmmanuel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list