vitamine A

\vi.ta.mi.n‿a\

/\vi.ta.mi.n‿a\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vitamine liposoluble indispensable au bon fonctionnement de l’œil, des os et de la peau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vitamine-a · vitamine A · French

vitamine A · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 vitamine A
PropertyValue
Headwordvitamine A
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vi.ta.mi.n‿a\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vitamine A » en français

vitamine Areste 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

vitamine A is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vi.ta.mi.n‿a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vitamine liposoluble indispensable au bon fonctionnement de l’œil, des os et de la peau.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vitamine A in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vitamine A, spelled V-I-T-A-M-I-N-E- -A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vitamine liposoluble indispensable au bon fonctionnement de l’œil, des os et de la peau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans les plantes on trouve la vitamine A sous forme de précurseurs ou de provitamines dans les pigments caroténoïdes.
  2. Il est aussi plus riche en vitamine A (rétinol), bêtacarotène, magnésium et phosphore.

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 "vitamine A"?
"vitamine A" is spelled V-I-T-A-M-I-N-E- -A. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.ta.mi.n‿a\.
What does "vitamine A" mean?
As a noun, "vitamine A" means: Vitamine liposoluble indispensable au bon fonctionnement de l’œil, des os et de la peau.
How do you pronounce "vitamine A"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vitamine A" is \vi.ta.mi.n‿a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list