vicomte

/\vi.kɔ̃t\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,710

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

vicomte is aFrenchnoun. It means: Lieutenant du comte, puis du seigneur d’une terre qui avait le titre de vicomté. Pronounced \vi.kɔ̃t\. Often confused with Vicente.

Key facts for vicomte
PropertyValue
Headwordvicomte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vi.kɔ̃t\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,710
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vicomte in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vicomte is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vi.kɔ̃t\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,710 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for vicomte, with forms such as "ivcomte", "vciomte", and "viccomte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Vicente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is vicomte, spelled V-I-C-O-M-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieutenant du comte, puis du seigneur d’une terre qui avait le titre de vicomté.
  2. 2
    Simple titre de noblesse, plus bas que le comte et plus haut que le baron.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ivcomte,vciomte,viccomte,vicmote,vicomet,vicommte,vicomtte,vicotme,viocmte,vvicomte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vicomte

Misspelling Variants of "vicomte"

ivcomte7vciomte7viccomte8vicmote7vicomet7vicommte8vicomtte8vicotme7
Misspelling Variants of "vicomte"

Frequency rank: #13,710 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vicomte"?
"vicomte" is spelled V-I-C-O-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.kɔ̃t\.
What does "vicomte" mean?
As a noun, "vicomte" means: Lieutenant du comte, puis du seigneur d’une terre qui avait le titre de vicomté.
What words are commonly confused with "vicomte"?
"vicomte" is commonly confused with "Vicente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vicomte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vicomte" is \vi.kɔ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vicomte" come from?
"vicomte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.