Virgile

\viʁ.ʒil\

/\viʁ.ʒil\/ name

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The verdict

“Virgile” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,063
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Publius Vergilius Maro (aussi écrit Virgilius), écrivain latin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-virgile · Virgile · French

Virgile · rank #23,063 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,063
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Villars

Nearest frequency peer: Villars (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Virgile »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Virgile » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Virgile vs viril
57% similar
Virgile vs virgin
57% similar
Virgile vs virile
71% similar

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

Key facts for Virgile
PropertyValue
HeadwordVirgile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\viʁ.ʒil\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,063
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Virgile »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Virgilese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Villars » (#23,062), « visitent » (#23,064), « vigoureux » (#23,061). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « Virgile » est au #23,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Virgile (IPA \viʁ.ʒil\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,063 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Publius Vergilius Maro (aussi écrit Virgilius), écrivain latin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Virgile, with forms such as "ivrgile", "vigrile", and "virggile". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "viril", "virgin", "virile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Virgile, spelled V-I-R-G-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Publius Vergilius Maro (aussi écrit Virgilius), écrivain latin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une de mes grandes admirations, moins justifiée peut-être, fut ensuite pour ces vers de Virgile : Hinc adeo media est nobis via ; namque sepulcrum Incipit apparere Bianoris :…
  2. L’été nous travaillions sous de vieux châtaigniers, et c’est près de ses ruches que l’abbé Lamadou m’expliquait les Géorgiques de Virgile. Je n’imaginais pas de bonheur plus grand que le mien et je vivais content entre mon maître et mademoiselle Rose, la fille du maréchal.

This word in other languages

Virgil(English)Virgilio(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivrgile
  • vigrile
  • virggile
  • virgiel
  • virgille
  • virglie
  • virigle
  • virrgile
  • vrigile
  • vvirgile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Virgile - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivrgile2vigrile2virggile1virgiel2virgille1virglie2virigle2virrgile1
Edit distance from "Virgile"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Virgile"?
"Virgile" is spelled V-I-R-G-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \viʁ.ʒil\.
What does "Virgile" mean?
As a proper noun, "Virgile" means: Publius Vergilius Maro (aussi écrit Virgilius), écrivain latin.
What words are commonly confused with "Virgile"?
"Virgile" is commonly confused with "viril", "virgin", "virile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Virgile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Virgile" is \viʁ.ʒil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Virgile" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Villars#23,062volante#23,067écoulés#23,075tentera#23,047

Similar misspelling depth

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

abordée10 variantsstylos10 variantsagilité10 variantssourcil10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list