Villedieu

\vil.djø\

/\vil.djø\/ name

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The verdict

“Villedieu” is uncommon French (frequency #51,809 among 148,117 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,809
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Cantal.

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)

Where “Villedieu” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Villedieu lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Villedieu is uncommon French at frequency #51,809 among 148,117 “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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Using “Villedieu”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-L-L-E-D-I-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vil.djø\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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