vieillir

\vje.jiʁ\

/\vje.jiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“vieillir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,821
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devenir vieux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vieillir · vieillir · French

vieillir · rank #14,821 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,821
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH viable

Nearest frequency peer: viable (-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 « vieillir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vieillir » 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).

vieillir vs vieillit
88% similar
vieillir vs vieillis
88% similar
vieillir vs vieillot
75% similar

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

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)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vieillir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).vieillirse 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 « viable » (#14,820), « vocal » (#14,822), « vestiaires » (#14,819). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vieillir » est au #14,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vieillir (IPA \vje.jiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,821 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 vieillir, spelled V-I-E-I-L-L-I-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle se regarda machinalement dans la glace. Elle se dit qu'elle vieillissait, lentement et sûrement.
  2. Vieillir est sot, ne nous laissons pas abuser par les belles maximes des songe-creux bibliques.

Synonyms

avancer en âgeprendre de la bouteillene pas prendre un jour

Antonyms

rajeunirdévieillir

This word in other languages

envejecer(Español)envelhecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iveillir
  • veiillir
  • vieililr
  • vieilir
  • vieillirr
  • vieillri
  • vielilir
  • viiellir
  • vvieillir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vieillir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iveillir2veiillir2vieililr2vieilir1vieillirr1vieillri2vielilir2viiellir2
Edit distance from "vieillir"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Vaucluse#14,818vérifiez#14,824traduits#14,815traduite#14,814

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

émises9 variantsépouses9 variantssoufflé9 variantsannexion9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list