vitreuse

\vi.tʁøz\

/\vi.tʁøz\/ adj

The verdict

“vitreuse” is uncommon French (frequency #98,633 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,633
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de vitreux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vitreuse · vitreuse · French

vitreuse · rank #98,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,633
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH virevolte

Nearest frequency peer: virevolte (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « vitreuse »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « vitreuse » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vitreuse
PropertyValue
Headwordvitreuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vi.tʁøz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vitreuse » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.vitreusetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « virevolte » (#98,632), « volais » (#98,634), « vénérées » (#98,635). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vitreuse » est au #98,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vitreuse is uncommon French at frequency #98,633 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vi.tʁøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de vitreux.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vitreuse, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vitreuse, spelled V-I-T-R-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de vitreux.

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 "vitreuse"?
"vitreuse" is spelled V-I-T-R-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.tʁøz\.
What does "vitreuse" mean?
As an adjective, "vitreuse" means: Féminin singulier de vitreux.
How do you pronounce "vitreuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vitreuse" is \vi.tʁøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vitreuse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list