vieux de la vieille
\vjø d(ə )la vjɛj\
The verdict
“vieux de la vieille” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui a une grande expérience de quelque chose, qui a vécu quelque chose que les autres n’ont pas vécu, et qui en tire une certaine fierté.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vieux de la vieille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vjø d(ə )la vjɛj\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vieux de la vieille” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for vieux de la vieille is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vjø d(ə )la vjɛj\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vieux de la vieille in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vieux de la vieille, spelled V-I-E-U-X- -D-E- -L-A- -V-I-E-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Personne qui a une grande expérience de quelque chose, qui a vécu quelque chose que les autres n’ont pas vécu, et qui en tire une certaine fierté.
- 2Par plaisanterie, à propos de l'époux d'un vieux couple.
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.
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Using “vieux de la vieille”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-E-U-X- -D-E- -L-A- -V-I-E-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vjø d(ə )la vjɛj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.