vocabulaire

\vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\

/\vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“vocabulaire” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,150 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,150
frequency rank, French
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des mots employés par un peuple, par un groupe, par un écrivain, etc.

Key facts for vocabulaire
PropertyValue
Headwordvocabulaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,150
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vocabulaire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vocabulaire lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vocabulaire is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,150 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for vocabulaire, with forms such as "ovcabulaire", "vcoabulaire", and "voacbulaire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is vocabulaire, spelled V-O-C-A-B-U-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des mots employés par un peuple, par un groupe, par un écrivain, etc.
  2. 2
    Liste de mots, rangés habituellement dans l’ordre alphabétique et accompagnés d’une explication succincte.
  3. 3
    Ensemble de mots qui appartiennent particulièrement à une science, à un art.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovcabulaire,vcoabulaire,voacbulaire,vocabbulaire,vocabluaire,vocabualire,vocabulaier,vocabulairre,vocabularie,vocabuliare,vocabullaire,vocaublaire,vocbaulaire,voccabulaire,vvocabulaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vocabulaire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovcabulaire2vcoabulaire2voacbulaire2vocabbulaire1vocabluaire2vocabualire2vocabulaier2vocabulairre1
Edit distance from "vocabulaire"

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 "vocabulaire"?
"vocabulaire" is spelled V-O-C-A-B-U-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\.
What does "vocabulaire" mean?
As a noun, "vocabulaire" means: Ensemble des mots employés par un peuple, par un groupe, par un écrivain, etc.
What are common misspellings of "vocabulaire"?
Common misspellings include "ovcabulaire", "vcoabulaire", "voacbulaire", "vocabbulaire", "vocabluaire". The correct spelling is "vocabulaire".
How do you pronounce "vocabulaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vocabulaire" is \vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vocabulaire" come from?
"vocabulaire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “vocabulaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-C-A-B-U-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vɔ.ka.by.lɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list