vieux-mame
\vjø.mɑ̃m\
The verdict
“vieux-mame” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grand-mère.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vieux-mame |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vjø.mɑ̃m\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vieux-mame” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for vieux-mame is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vjø.mɑ̃m\. 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: "Grand-mère.".
Zero misspellings are on record for vieux-mame in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vieux-mame, spelled V-I-E-U-X---M-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Grand-mère.
Synonyms
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-mame”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-E-U-X---M-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vjø.mɑ̃m\ (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.