vingt-deux

\vɛ̃t.dø\

/\vɛ̃t.dø\/ adj

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The verdict

“vingt-deux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vingt-et-un plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 22.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vingt-deux · vingt-deux · French

vingt-deux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vingt-deux
PropertyValue
Headwordvingt-deux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɛ̃t.dø\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vingt-deux” sits in French frequency

vingt-deux falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vingt-deux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛ̃t.dø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vingt-deux in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vingt-deux, spelled V-I-N-G-T---D-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vingt-et-un plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 22.
  2. 2
    Vingt-deuxième.

This word in other languages

twenty-two(English)veintidós(Español)zweiundzwanzig(Deutsch)vinte e dois(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vingt-deux"?
"vingt-deux" is spelled V-I-N-G-T---D-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛ̃t.dø\.
What does "vingt-deux" mean?
As an adjective, "vingt-deux" means: Vingt-et-un plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 22.
How do you pronounce "vingt-deux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vingt-deux" is \vɛ̃t.dø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vingt-deux" come from?
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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