vitole
\vi.tɔl\
The verdict
“vitole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Format de cigare défini par une norme (longueur et diamètre), valable pour tous les fabricants.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vitole · vitole · French
vitole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vitole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vi.tɔl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vitole » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vitole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vi.tɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vitole in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vitole, spelled V-I-T-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Format de cigare défini par une norme (longueur et diamètre), valable pour tous les fabricants.
- 2Modèle de cigare propre à un fabricant.
- 3Synonyme de cigare.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vitole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À chaque vitole d'une marque correspond un assemblage particulier de feuilles, « liga » ou encore « ligada », qui précise exactement la tripe, la sous cape et la cape à retenir pour la composition du cigare.
Léon choisit un Partagas à la puissance généreuse, tandis que Virgile se rabattait sur une vitole dominicaine de belle facture, un Millenium Blend de chez Davidoff.
This word in other languages
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.