vipassana

\vi.pa.sa.na\

/\vi.pa.sa.na\/ noun

The verdict

“vipassana” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Technique de méditation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vipassana · vipassana · French

vipassana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for vipassana
PropertyValue
Headwordvipassana
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vi.pa.sa.na\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vipassana » en français

vipassanareste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vipassana is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vi.pa.sa.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Technique de méditation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for vipassana in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vipassana, spelled V-I-P-A-S-S-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Technique de méditation.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vipassana"?
"vipassana" is spelled V-I-P-A-S-S-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.pa.sa.na\.
What does "vipassana" mean?
As a noun, "vipassana" means: Technique de méditation.
How do you pronounce "vipassana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vipassana" is \vi.pa.sa.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vipassana" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list