vicieuse

\vi.sjøz\

/\vi.sjøz\/ adj

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The verdict

“vicieuse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,788
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de vicieux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vicieuse · vicieuse · French

vicieuse · rank #28,788 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,788
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH veuillent

Nearest frequency peer: veuillent (-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 « vicieuse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vicieuse » 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).

vicieuse vs vicieux
75% similar

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

Key facts for vicieuse
PropertyValue
Headwordvicieuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vi.sjøz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,788
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vicieuse »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « veuillent » (#28,787), « vernissage » (#28,786), « vortex » (#28,790). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vicieuse » est au #28,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vicieuse (IPA \vi.sjøz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,788 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de vicieux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vicieuse, with forms such as "ivcieuse", "vciieuse", and "viccieuse". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vicieux", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 vicieuse, spelled V-I-C-I-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de vicieux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais que deviendras-tu si, folle en son caprice, N’aimant que le scandale et l’éclat dans le vice, Bien moins pour son plaisir que pour t’inquiéter, Au fond peu vicieuse, elle aime à coquetter ?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivcieuse
  • vciieuse
  • viccieuse
  • viceiuse
  • viciesue
  • vicieues
  • vicieusse
  • viciuese
  • viiceuse
  • vvicieuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vicieuse - 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.

ivcieuse2vciieuse2viccieuse1viceiuse2viciesue2vicieues2vicieusse1viciuese2
Edit distance from "vicieuse"

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 "vicieuse"?
"vicieuse" is spelled V-I-C-I-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.sjøz\.
What does "vicieuse" mean?
As an adjective, "vicieuse" means: Féminin singulier de vicieux.
What words are commonly confused with "vicieuse"?
"vicieuse" is commonly confused with "vicieux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vicieuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vicieuse" is \vi.sjøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vicieuse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verneuil#28,785warcraft#28,793traînait#28,778émouvoir#28,804

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

éduqués10 variantsadoptif10 variantsAlfonso10 variantsarbuste10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list