virils

\vi.ʁil\

/\vi.ʁil\/ adj

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The verdict

“virils” is uncommon French (frequency #50,001 among 148,117 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,001
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de viril.

Key facts for virils
PropertyValue
Headwordvirils
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vi.ʁil\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,001
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “virils” 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). virils lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

virils is uncommon French at frequency #50,001 among 148,117 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vi.ʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de viril.".

No misspelling variants are generated for virils in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is virils, spelled V-I-R-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de viril.

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 "virils"?
"virils" is spelled V-I-R-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.ʁil\.
What does "virils" mean?
As an adjective, "virils" means: Masculin pluriel de viril.
How do you pronounce "virils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virils" is \vi.ʁil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "virils" come from?
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Using “virils”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-R-I-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vi.ʁil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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