vingt-gueux
\vɛ̃ ɡø\
The verdict
“vingt-gueux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de vingt dieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vingt-gueux · vingt-gueux · French
vingt-gueux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vingt-gueux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \vɛ̃ ɡø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vingt-gueux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \vɛ̃ ɡø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de vingt dieux.".
vingt-gueux has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vingt-gueux, spelled V-I-N-G-T---G-U-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de vingt dieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vingt-gueux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Je te dis que je t’aurai… Ah ! vingt-gueux ! Qu’il fait donc chaud… On va mourir…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.