viol
\vjɔl\
The verdict
“viol” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,030
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Violence que l’on fait à une personne sans consentement, par la force ou la ruse, consistant en une pénétration sexuelle, vaginale, anale ou orale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-viol · viol · French
viol · rank #4,030 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,030
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH accueille
Nearest frequency peer: accueille (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “viol”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tapis
tapis
95,975 corpus weight
- traités
traités
95,973 corpus weight
- viol
viol
95,971 corpus weight
- accueille
accueille
95,970 corpus weight
- Adapter
Adapter
95,969 corpus weight
- affronter
affronter
95,968 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “viol” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vjɔl\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viol” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around viol (IPA \vjɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,030 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for viol, with forms such as "ivol", "vilo", and "violl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vo", "VL", "vos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is viol, spelled V-I-O-L.
Definition
- 1Violence que l’on fait à une personne sans consentement, par la force ou la ruse, consistant en une pénétration sexuelle, vaginale, anale ou orale.
- 2Manque grave de respect, transgression, violation.
- 3Profanation, action de souiller un lieu sacré.
- 4Invasion militaire étrangère et occupation d'un pays, d'une région.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how viol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On imagine assez tous les excès, toutes les barbaries où s'emporte alors [dans la prise d’une ville] le soldat, qui n’a plus de frein, et qui regarde comme son droit incontestable le meurtre, le viol, l’incendie, la rapine
L'attentat que la loi a qualifié de viol n’est pas commis seulement sur des filles encore vierges. « Abuser d'une femme avec violence, c’est commettre le crime de viol, alors même que cette femme aurait eu déjà des enfants. » (arrêt du 14 juin 1811, Cass.)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ivol
- vilo
- violl
- voil
- vviol
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viol - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "viol". Here's where to go from here.
- "viol" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "vo". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,030 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.