Vienna

\viˈɛ.nə\

/\viˈɛ.nə\/ name

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The verdict

“Vienna” is uncommon French (frequency #60,464 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,464
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vienne, capitale de l’Autriche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vienna · Vienna · French

Vienna · rank #60,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,464
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vesta

Nearest frequency peer: Vesta (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Vienna »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Vienna » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vienna
PropertyValue
HeadwordVienna
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\viˈɛ.nə\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Vienna » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Viennatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Vesta » (#60,462), « vernes » (#60,461), « Villacoublay » (#60,467). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « Vienna » est au #60,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vienna is uncommon French at frequency #60,464 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \viˈɛ.nə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vienne, capitale de l’Autriche.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Vienna in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Vienna, spelled V-I-E-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vienne, capitale de l’Autriche.

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 "Vienna"?
"Vienna" is spelled V-I-E-N-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \viˈɛ.nə\.
What does "Vienna" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vienna" means: Vienne, capitale de l’Autriche.
How do you pronounce "Vienna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vienna" is \viˈɛ.nə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vienna" come from?
"Vienna" 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 "Vienna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vernes#60,461Turcot#60,451wicked#60,478troués#60,449

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list