viens

\vjɛ̃\

/\vjɛ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“viens” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#536
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de venir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-viens · viens · French

viens · rank #536 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #536
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH terme

Nearest frequency peer: terme (-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 « viens »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « viens » 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).

viens vs vis
60% similar
viens vs vin
60% similar
viens vs vies
80% similar

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

Key facts for viens
PropertyValue
Headwordviens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vjɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#536
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « viens »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.viensse 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 « terme » (#535), « voiture » (#537), « sortir » (#534). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « viens » est au #536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around viens (IPA \vjɛ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #536 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for viens, with forms such as "ivens", "veins", and "vienns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vis", "vin", "vies", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is viens, spelled V-I-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de venir.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de venir.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de venir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je viens de chez votre compère quérir votre vaisselle que vous laissâtes.
  2. C’est exactement ce que je viens d’écrire, puis d’effacer rageusement; et de déseffacer, « parce que me sied le tourment ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivens
  • veins
  • vienns
  • vienss
  • viesn
  • vines
  • vviens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viens - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ivens2veins2vienns1vienss1viesn2vines2vviens1
Edit distance from "viens"

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 "viens"?
"viens" is spelled V-I-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vjɛ̃\.
What does "viens" mean?
As a verb, "viens" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de venir.
What words are commonly confused with "viens"?
"viens" is commonly confused with "vis", "vin", "vies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viens" is \vjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viens" come from?
"viens" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

terme#535avril#539frère#542envie#527

Similar misspelling depth

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

affaire7 variantsabord7 variantsvenir7 variantsvivre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list