violent

\vjɔ.lɑ̃\

/\vjɔ.lɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“violent” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,970
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est impétueux, qui agit avec impétuosité, avec une force non contenue, en parlant des évènements, des choses ou des personnes et de leurs actes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-violent · violent · French

violent · rank #3,970 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,970
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH tennis

Nearest frequency peer: tennis (-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 “violent”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “violent” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

violent vs volet
71% similar
violent vs vivent
71% similar
violent vs voient
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for violent
PropertyValue
Headwordviolent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vjɔ.lɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,970
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “violent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). violent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around violent (IPA \vjɔ.lɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,970 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for violent, with forms such as "ivolent", "viloent", and "vioelnt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "volet", "vivent", "voient", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is violent, spelled V-I-O-L-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est impétueux, qui agit avec impétuosité, avec une force non contenue, en parlant des évènements, des choses ou des personnes et de leurs actes.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un vent de tempête, ou tout autre phénomène météorologique qui cause beaucoup de dégâts.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une mort causée par force ou par quelque accident, et non par une cause naturelle et ordinaire.
  4. 4
    Qui emploie volontiers la violence par intérêt ou par goût, particulièrement la violence physique ou sexuelle.
  5. 5
    (Employé avec une négation) Pas compliqué, pépère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how violent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ils ont un caractère violent : ils violent leurs promesses.
  2. L’acide arsénieux est un des poisons les plus violents ; il agit comme tel sur toutes les classes des animaux et sur les plantes.

Synonyms

brutal

This word in other languages

violent(English)violento(Español)heftig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivolent
  • viloent
  • vioelnt
  • violennt
  • violentt
  • violetn
  • viollent
  • violnet
  • voilent
  • vviolent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of violent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ivolent2viloent2vioelnt2violennt1violentt1violetn2viollent1violnet2
Edit distance from "violent"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "violent"?
"violent" is spelled V-I-O-L-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \vjɔ.lɑ̃\.
What does "violent" mean?
As an adjective, "violent" means: Qui est impétueux, qui agit avec impétuosité, avec une force non contenue, en parlant des évènements, des choses ou des personnes et de leurs actes.
What words are commonly confused with "violent"?
"violent" is commonly confused with "volet", "vivent", "voient". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "violent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "violent" is \vjɔ.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "violent" come from?
"violent" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "violent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tempête#3,968amateur#3,977session#3,962récente#3,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

appellent10 variantsracisme10 variantspeintre10 variantsnavires10 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "violent". Here's where to go from here.

  • "violent" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "volet". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,970 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list