vociférer
\vɔ.si.fe.ʁe\
The verdict
“vociférer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parler avec l’accent de la colère ; pousser des clameurs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vociferer · vociférer · French
vociférer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | vociférer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɔ.si.fe.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vociférer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vociférer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɔ.si.fe.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vociférer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vociférer, spelled V-O-C-I-F-É-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Parler avec l’accent de la colère ; pousser des clameurs.
- 2(Transitif)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vociférer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les pirates s’élancèrent à sa suite en brandissant leurs armes et commencèrent à escalader le rocher, en vociférant : – À l’assaut ! à l’assaut !
Toute la nuit, des gens louvoient sous mes fenêtres, vocifèrent, gambadent, font entendre de long ricanements. […]. Quelle est cette interminable bamboche, cette effrénée descente de la Courtille ?
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.