vingt-sept
\vɛ̃t.sɛt\
The verdict
“vingt-sept” 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-six plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 27.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vingt-sept · vingt-sept · French
vingt-sept · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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-sept |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛ̃t.sɛt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vingt-sept is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛ̃t.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vingt-sept, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vingt-sept, spelled V-I-N-G-T---S-E-P-T.
Definition
- 1Vingt-six plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 27.
- 2Vingt-septième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vingt-sept appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La rageuse est venue vingt-sept fois me demander vingt francs.
Outre qu’elle n’est presque jamais là, on sent bien qu’à vingt-sept ans elle a cessé de voir dans son ménage le centre de gravité de sa vie et qu’elle se soucie peu de savoir si leurs domestiques les volent, et si son mari couchote dans les chambres de service.
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.