vidange

/\vi.dɑ̃ʒ\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,413

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

vidange is aFrenchnoun. It means: Action de vider. Pronounced \vi.dɑ̃ʒ\. Often confused with visage and virage.

Key facts for vidange
PropertyValue
Headwordvidange
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vi.dɑ̃ʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,413
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vidange is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vi.dɑ̃ʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,413 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 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 vidange, with forms such as "ivdange", "vdiange", and "viadnge". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "visage", "virage", "vivante", and more, 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 vidange, spelled V-I-D-A-N-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de vider.
  2. 2
    Opération par laquelle on vide une fosse d’aisances.
  3. 3
    Remplacement de l’huile d’un moteur.
  4. 4
    Opération consistant à évacuer l’eau stockée dans un barrage, une retenue ou un réservoir, par ouverture des organes de vidange, afin d’assurer la sécurité, la gestion des crues ou la maintenance de l’ouvrage.
  5. 5
    État d’un récipient qui n’est pas plein.
  6. 6
    Bouteille consignée ; cadavre de bouteille.
  7. 7
    Désigne les matières, les immondices retirées d’un lieu qu’on vide ou qu’on nettoie.
  8. 8
    Ordure, déchet.
  9. 9
    Débardage des bois d’une coupe.
  10. 10
    Cloisonnement intermédiaire, dont s’embranchent d’autres cloisonnements.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ivdange,vdiange,viadnge,vidagne,vidaneg,vidangge,vidannge,viddange,vidnage,vvidange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vidange

Misspelling Variants of "vidange"

ivdange7vdiange7viadnge7vidagne7vidaneg7vidangge8vidannge8viddange8
Misspelling Variants of "vidange"

Frequency rank: #23,413 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vidange"?
"vidange" is spelled V-I-D-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.dɑ̃ʒ\.
What does "vidange" mean?
As a noun, "vidange" means: Action de vider.
What words are commonly confused with "vidange"?
"vidange" is commonly confused with "visage", "virage", "vivante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vidange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vidange" is \vi.dɑ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vidange" come from?
"vidange" 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.