VMA

\ve.ɛm.a\

/\ve.ɛm.a\/ noun

The verdict

“VMA” is uncommon French (frequency #66,421 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,421
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vitesse à partir de laquelle une personne consomme le maximum d’oxygène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vma · VMA · French

VMA · rank #66,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,421
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH voluptueux

Nearest frequency peer: voluptueux (+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 « VMA »

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 « VMA » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for VMA
PropertyValue
HeadwordVMA
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.ɛm.a\
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « VMA » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).VMAtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « voluptueux » (#66,422), « videurs » (#66,419), « vermouth » (#66,418). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « VMA » est au #66,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

VMA is uncommon French at frequency #66,421 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.ɛm.a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vitesse à partir de laquelle une personne consomme le maximum d’oxygène.".

Zero misspellings are on record for VMA in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is VMA, spelled V-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vitesse à partir de laquelle une personne consomme le maximum d’oxygène.

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 "VMA"?
"VMA" is spelled V-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.ɛm.a\.
What does "VMA" mean?
As a noun, "VMA" means: Vitesse à partir de laquelle une personne consomme le maximum d’oxygène.
How do you pronounce "VMA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "VMA" is \ve.ɛm.a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "VMA" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list