vieux comme le monde

adj

The verdict

“vieux comme le monde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui existe depuis très longtemps.

Key facts for vieux comme le monde
PropertyValue
Headwordvieux comme le monde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vieux comme le monde” sits in French frequency

vieux comme le monde falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vieux comme le monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui existe depuis très longtemps.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vieux comme le monde in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 vieux comme le monde, spelled V-I-E-U-X- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-E- -M-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui existe depuis très longtemps.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vieux comme le monde"?
"vieux comme le monde" is spelled V-I-E-U-X- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-E- -M-O-N-D-E.
What does "vieux comme le monde" mean?
As an adjective, "vieux comme le monde" means: Qui existe depuis très longtemps.
What language does "vieux comme le monde" come from?
"vieux comme le monde" 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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Using “vieux comme le monde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-E-U-X- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-E- -M-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list