virgo

noun

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The verdict

“virgo” is uncommon French (frequency #60,469 among 148,117 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,469
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeune fille, vierge, nymphe, vestale.

Key facts for virgo
PropertyValue
Headwordvirgo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “virgo” 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). virgo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

virgo is uncommon French at frequency #60,469 among 148,117 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for virgo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is virgo, spelled V-I-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune fille, vierge, nymphe, vestale.
  2. 2
    Qualifie plusieurs divinités, Astrée, Thémis, la Vierge Marie, etc.
  3. 3
    Constellation de la Vierge.
  4. 4
    Emploi adjectival : vierge, intact, jeune, neuf.

Synonyms

puella

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 "virgo"?
"virgo" is spelled V-I-R-G-O.
What does "virgo" mean?
As a noun, "virgo" means: Jeune fille, vierge, nymphe, vestale.
What language does "virgo" come from?
"virgo" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “virgo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-R-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list