Villedieu

\vil.djø\

/\vil.djø\/ name

The verdict

“Villedieu” is uncommon French (frequency #51,809 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,809
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Cantal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-villedieu · Villedieu · French

Villedieu · rank #51,809 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,809
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH villain

Nearest frequency peer: villain (-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 « Villedieu »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Villedieu » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Villedieu
PropertyValue
HeadwordVilledieu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\vil.djø\
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,809
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Villedieu » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Villedieutombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « villain » (#51,808), « vindicatif » (#51,810), « visiteuse » (#51,811). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « Villedieu » est au #51,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Villedieu is uncommon French at frequency #51,809 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \vil.djø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Villedieu, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Villedieu, spelled V-I-L-L-E-D-I-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Cantal.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Côte-d’Or.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département du Vaucluse.
  4. 4
    Ancien nom de la commune française Villedieu-les-Poêles.

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 "Villedieu"?
"Villedieu" is spelled V-I-L-L-E-D-I-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \vil.djø\.
What does "Villedieu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Villedieu" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Cantal.
How do you pronounce "Villedieu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Villedieu" is \vil.djø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Villedieu" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list