vingt-trois
\vɛ̃t.tʁwɑ\
The verdict
“vingt-trois” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Vingt-deux plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 23.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vingt-trois · vingt-trois · French
vingt-trois · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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-trois |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛ̃t.tʁwɑ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vingt-trois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛ̃t.tʁwɑ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vingt-trois has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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-trois, spelled V-I-N-G-T---T-R-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1Vingt-deux plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 23.
- 2Vingt-troisième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vingt-trois appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis six mois, l’abbé Goujet observait Laurence avec le génie particulier aux prêtres, qui sont les gens les plus perspicaces ; et, sans savoir que cette jeune fille de vingt-trois ans pensait à renverser Bonaparte au moment où ses faibles mains détortillaient un brandebourg défait de son amazone, il la supposait cependant agitée d’un grand dessein.
La dix-neuvième heure du vendredi sonnait le glas d’une semaine de travail intense, donnant le coup d’envoi d’une nuit de débauche pour la majorité des salarymen des vingt-trois arrondissements.
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.