vlin
\vlɛ̃\
The verdict
“vlin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Onomatopée indiquant un bruit soudain, un coup subit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vlin · vlin · French
vlin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | vlin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Onomatopoeia |
| IPA | \vlɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vlin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vlin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \vlɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Onomatopée indiquant un bruit soudain, un coup subit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vlin, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vlin, spelled V-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1Onomatopée indiquant un bruit soudain, un coup subit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vlin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est une bonne vieille fille de cinquante ans. Elle demeure au-dessous de nous. D’abord elle était contente : comme elle n’a pas d’horloge, ça lui donnait l’heure. « Vlin ! Vlan ! zon ! zon ! – voilà le petit Chose qu’on fouette ; il est temps de faire mon café au lait. »
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.