vingt-neuf
\vɛ̃t.nœf\
The verdict
“vingt-neuf” 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-huit plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 29.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vingt-neuf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛ̃t.nœf\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vingt-neuf” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vingt-neuf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛ̃t.nœf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vingt-neuf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vingt-neuf, spelled V-I-N-G-T---N-E-U-F.
Definition
- 1Vingt-huit plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 29.
- 2Vingt-neuvième.
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.
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Using “vingt-neuf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-N-G-T---N-E-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vɛ̃t.nœf\ (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
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.