vibe

\vajb\

/\vajb\/ noun

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The verdict

“vibe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,677
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensation ; ressenti ; ambiance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vibe · vibe · French

vibe · rank #42,677 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,677
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH ves

Nearest frequency peer: ves (-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 « vibe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vibe » 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).

vibe vs vie
75% similar
vibe vs vue
50% similar
vibe vs vis
50% similar

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

Key facts for vibe
PropertyValue
Headwordvibe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vajb\
Letters4
Frequency rank#42,677
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vibe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.vibese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ves » (#42,676), « vieillot » (#42,678), « verrouillée » (#42,675). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vibe » est au #42,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vibe (IPA \vajb\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,677 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sensation ; ressenti ; ambiance.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vibe, with forms such as "ivbe", "vbie", and "vibbe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vie", "vue", "vis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vibe, spelled V-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensation ; ressenti ; ambiance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’leur dis que c’est Guiz’, elles me répondent qu’elles sont toutes accros. Elles aiment le style et la vibe, les rimes et la voix […]
  2. Cette vibe était une mauvaise piste, de mon point de vue. Avec elle, on a perdu la vibe d'avant, c'est sûr ! Il y a une scène rave avant la kétamine, et une scène rave après, c'est aussi simple que ça.

This word in other languages

vibe(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivbe
  • vbie
  • vibbe
  • vieb
  • vvibe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivbe2vbie2vibbe1vieb2vvibe1
Edit distance from "vibe"

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 "vibe"?
"vibe" is spelled V-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vajb\.
What does "vibe" mean?
As a noun, "vibe" means: Sensation ; ressenti ; ambiance.
What words are commonly confused with "vibe"?
"vibe" is commonly confused with "vie", "vue", "vis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vibe" is \vajb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vibe" come from?
"vibe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

void#42,683sévi#42,643spas#42,628Bona#42,772

Similar misspelling depth

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

allain5 variantsatoll5 variantsaïeul5 variantsbuée5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list