vice solitaire

\vis sɔ.li.tɛʁ\

/\vis sɔ.li.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“vice solitaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masturbation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vice-solitaire · vice solitaire · French

vice solitaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vice solitaire
PropertyValue
Headwordvice solitaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vis sɔ.li.tɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vice solitaire » en français

vice solitairesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vice solitaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vis sɔ.li.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masturbation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for vice solitaire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vice solitaire, spelled V-I-C-E- -S-O-L-I-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masturbation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il trouva une brochure « à l’usage des pères de famille », dont l’auteur concluait en affirmant que le vice solitaire, quand il ne menait pas à une mort affreuse, conduisait inévitablement à la folie ou au suicide.
  2. À quelque chose le malheur est bon, et cette candeur me mit à l’abri du vice solitaire, ce fléau contre lequel nous n’avions jamais été mis en garde.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vice solitaire"?
"vice solitaire" is spelled V-I-C-E- -S-O-L-I-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vis sɔ.li.tɛʁ\.
What does "vice solitaire" mean?
As a noun, "vice solitaire" means: Masturbation.
How do you pronounce "vice solitaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vice solitaire" is \vis sɔ.li.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vice solitaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list