vider

\vi.de\

/\vi.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“vider” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,174
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retirer d’un récipient ou de quelque lieu ce qui y était contenu ; rendre vide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vider · vider · French

vider · rank #8,174 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,174
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Venezuela

Nearest frequency peer: Venezuela (-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 « vider »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vider » 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).

vider vs vie
60% similar
vider vs vir
60% similar
vider vs vite
60% similar

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

Key facts for vider
PropertyValue
Headwordvider
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vi.de\
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,174
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vider »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).viderse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Venezuela » (#8,173), « Villeneuve » (#8,175), « variés » (#8,172). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vider » est au #8,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vider (IPA \vi.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,174 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vider, with forms such as "ivder", "vdier", and "vidder". 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", "vir", "vite", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vider, spelled V-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retirer d’un récipient ou de quelque lieu ce qui y était contenu ; rendre vide.
  2. 2
    Finir, terminer, boire le liquide contenu dedans.
  3. 3
    Retirer les viscères, les entrailles d’un poisson, d’une volaille, ou d’un autre corps mort.→ voir prêt-à-cuire
  4. 4
    Purger.
  5. 5
    Évider ; creuser par le bout
  6. 6
    Sortir ; partir ; fuir ; quitter, par crainte, par force ou par autorité de justice.
  7. 7
    Régler de façon définitive une affaire, une querelle, un différend.
  8. 8
    Verser un liquide à boire dans un verre ou une tasse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après avoir totalement désossé l'engin, j’avais savamment vidé le pot d'échappement en supprimant les chicanes et adapté un carburateur récupéré sur la vieille mobylette d'un copain.
  2. Après leur soupe, ils vidèrent un verre de vin dans leur assiette et firent chabrot, levant la lourde faïence brune jusqu'à leurs lèvres qu'ils essuyèrent ensuite d'un rapide coup de poignet.

This word in other languages

empty(English)vaciar(Español)leeren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivder
  • vdier
  • vidder
  • viderr
  • vidre
  • viedr
  • vvider

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivder2vdier2vidder1viderr1vidre2viedr2vvider1
Edit distance from "vider"

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 "vider"?
"vider" is spelled V-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.de\.
What does "vider" mean?
As a verb, "vider" means: Retirer d’un récipient ou de quelque lieu ce qui y était contenu ; rendre vide.
What words are commonly confused with "vider"?
"vider" is commonly confused with "vie", "vir", "vite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vider" is \vi.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vider" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wayne#8,180space#8,162audit#8,196Clara#8,216

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rideau7 variantsmenti7 variantsjadis7 variantsfirme7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list