Vincent

\vɛ̃.sɑ̃\

/\vɛ̃.sɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“Vincent” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,107
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habitant de Vincent, commune du Jura.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vincent · Vincent · French

Vincent · rank #2,107 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,107
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH usine

Nearest frequency peer: usine (-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 « Vincent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Vincent » 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).

Vincent vs vivent
57% similar
Vincent vs visent
57% similar
Vincent vs virent
57% similar

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

Key facts for Vincent
PropertyValue
HeadwordVincent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛ̃.sɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,107
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Vincent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Vincentse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « usine » (#2,106), « aient » (#2,108), « tours » (#2,105). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « Vincent » est au #2,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vincent (IPA \vɛ̃.sɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,107 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Habitant de Vincent, commune du Jura.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vincent, with forms such as "ivncent", "vicnent", and "vinccent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "vivent", "visent", "virent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Vincent, spelled V-I-N-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitant de Vincent, commune du Jura.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivncent
  • vicnent
  • vinccent
  • vincennt
  • vincentt
  • vincetn
  • vincnet
  • vinecnt
  • vinncent
  • vnicent
  • vvincent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vincent - 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.

ivncent2vicnent2vinccent1vincennt1vincentt1vincetn2vincnet2vinecnt2
Edit distance from "Vincent"

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 "Vincent"?
"Vincent" is spelled V-I-N-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛ̃.sɑ̃\.
What does "Vincent" mean?
As a noun, "Vincent" means: Habitant de Vincent, commune du Jura.
What words are commonly confused with "Vincent"?
"Vincent" is commonly confused with "vivent", "visent", "virent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vincent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vincent" is \vɛ̃.sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vincent" come from?
"Vincent" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ambiance11 variantsaventure11 variantsempêche11 variantsinquiète11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list