vingt-huit
\vɛ̃.t‿ɥit\
The verdict
“vingt-huit” 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 September 3, 2026) - Vingt-sept plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 28.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vingt-huit · vingt-huit · French
vingt-huit · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vingt-huit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛ̃.t‿ɥit\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vingt-huit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛ̃.t‿ɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vingt-huit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vingt-huit, spelled V-I-N-G-T---H-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Vingt-sept plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 28.
- 2Vingt-huitième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vingt-huit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’événement débarque sur les terres pleybériennes vingt-huit ans après sa dernière édition qui a eu lieu à Calorguen (22).
Page vingt-huit.
This word in other languages
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.