vigueur

\vi.ɡœʁ\

/\vi.ɡœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“vigueur” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,651
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Force ; plénitude ; énergie ; fougue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vigueur · vigueur · French

vigueur · rank #2,651 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,651
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Turquie

Nearest frequency peer: Turquie (-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 « vigueur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vigueur » 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).

vigueur vs viseur
71% similar
vigueur vs violeur
71% similar
vigueur vs viguier
71% similar

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

Key facts for vigueur
PropertyValue
Headwordvigueur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vi.ɡœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,651
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vigueur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).vigueurse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Turquie » (#2,650), « voient » (#2,652), « transfert » (#2,649). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vigueur » est au #2,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vigueur (IPA \vi.ɡœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,651 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Force ; plénitude ; énergie ; fougue.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vigueur, with forms such as "ivgueur", "vgiueur", and "vigeuur". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "viseur", "violeur", "viguier", 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vigueur, spelled V-I-G-U-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Force ; plénitude ; énergie ; fougue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], l’acheteur, le plus souvent, est séduit par le poil lustré, onctueux et cette ardeur factice qui fait cabrioler, se cabrer, ou croupionner les chevaux, comme s’ils étaient doués d’une vigueur hors ligne […].
  2. Les pompiers de Monthois et de Mouron, avec un zèle et une vigueur dignes d’éloges, attaquèrent l'incendie et parvinrent à préserver l’auberge de, Mme Cbarbogne.

This word in other languages

vigor(English)Kraft(Deutsch)vivacidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivgueur
  • vgiueur
  • vigeuur
  • viggueur
  • vigueru
  • vigueurr
  • viguuer
  • viugeur
  • vvigueur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vigueur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivgueur2vgiueur2vigeuur2viggueur1vigueru2vigueurr1viguuer2viugeur2
Edit distance from "vigueur"

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 "vigueur"?
"vigueur" is spelled V-I-G-U-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.ɡœʁ\.
What does "vigueur" mean?
As a noun, "vigueur" means: Force ; plénitude ; énergie ; fougue.
What words are commonly confused with "vigueur"?
"vigueur" is commonly confused with "viseur", "violeur", "viguier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vigueur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vigueur" is \vi.ɡœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vigueur" come from?
"vigueur" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Turquie#2,650banques#2,659rentrée#2,643billets#2,660

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

séjour9 variantspouvais9 variantsimmeuble9 variantsniveaux9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list