vieux garçon

\vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\

/\vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“vieux garçon” 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui ne s’est jamais marié et qui n’est plus considéré jeune.

Key facts for vieux garçon
PropertyValue
Headwordvieux garçon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vieux garçon” sits in French frequency

vieux garçon 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vieux garçon is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Homme qui ne s’est jamais marié et qui n’est plus considéré jeune.".

Zero misspellings are on record for vieux garçon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vieux garçon, spelled V-I-E-U-X- -G-A-R-Ç-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui ne s’est jamais marié et qui n’est plus considéré jeune.

This word in other languages

bachelor(English)solterón(Español)Garçon(Deutsch)

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 garçon"?
"vieux garçon" is spelled V-I-E-U-X- -G-A-R-Ç-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\.
What does "vieux garçon" mean?
As a noun, "vieux garçon" means: Homme qui ne s’est jamais marié et qui n’est plus considéré jeune.
How do you pronounce "vieux garçon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vieux garçon" is \vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vieux garçon" come from?
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Using “vieux garçon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-E-U-X- -G-A-R-Ç-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vjø ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list