vilipender
\vi.li.pɑ̃.de\
The verdict
“vilipender” is uncommon French (frequency #96,487 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,487
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traiter quelqu’un, quelque chose avec beaucoup de mépris ; dénigrer, attaquer verbalement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vilipender · vilipender · French
vilipender · rank #96,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,487
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH vigies
Nearest frequency peer: vigies (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « vilipender »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- vernir
vernir
3,516 corpus weight
- vigies
vigies
3,515 corpus weight
- vilipender
vilipender
3,514 corpus weight
- vindicatifs
vindicatifs
3,513 corpus weight
- viret
viret
3,512 corpus weight
- virons
virons
3,511 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « vilipender » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vilipender |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vi.li.pɑ̃.de\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #96,487 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vilipender » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vilipender is uncommon French at frequency #96,487 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \vi.li.pɑ̃.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Traiter quelqu’un, quelque chose avec beaucoup de mépris ; dénigrer, attaquer verbalement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vilipender, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vilipender, spelled V-I-L-I-P-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Traiter quelqu’un, quelque chose avec beaucoup de mépris ; dénigrer, attaquer verbalement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vilipender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Libre à eux de brutaliser, insolencer, blâmer ou vilipender les conducteurs.
Qu’on nous vilipende, qu’on nous chansonne, qu’on nous noircisse, on survit à tout cela.
This word in other languages
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.
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