vieillir

/\vje.jiʁ\/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,821

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

vieillir is aFrenchverb. It means: Devenir vieux. Pronounced \vje.jiʁ\. Often confused with vieillit and vieillis.

Key facts for vieillir
PropertyValue
Headwordvieillir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vje.jiʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,821
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vieillir is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vje.jiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,821 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vieillir, with forms such as "iveillir", "veiillir", and "vieililr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "vieillit", "vieillis", "vieillot", 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 vieillir, spelled V-I-E-I-L-L-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devenir vieux.
  2. 2
    Paraître vieux.
  3. 3
    Perdre de sa force, de sa vigueur avec le temps, en parlant de certaines choses.
  4. 4
    Murir, perdre de la verdeur et acquérir certaines qualités, en parlant du vin.
  5. 5
    Commencer à n’être plus d’usage, à passer, à perdre de sa vogue, de son importance, de son utilité.
  6. 6
    Demeurer très longtemps dans une fonction.
  7. 7
    Rendre vieux, faire paraître plus âgé que l’on n’est.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iveillir,veiillir,vieililr,vieilir,vieillirr,vieillri,vielilir,viiellir,vvieillir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vieillir

Misspelling Variants of "vieillir"

iveillir8veiillir8vieililr8vieilir7vieillirr9vieillri8vielilir8viiellir8
Misspelling Variants of "vieillir"

Frequency rank: #14,821 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vieillir"?
"vieillir" is spelled V-I-E-I-L-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vje.jiʁ\.
What does "vieillir" mean?
As a verb, "vieillir" means: Devenir vieux.
What words are commonly confused with "vieillir"?
"vieillir" is commonly confused with "vieillit", "vieillis", "vieillot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vieillir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vieillir" is \vje.jiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vieillir" come from?
"vieillir" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.