void

\vwa\

/\vwa\/ noun

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The verdict

“void” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,683
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fromage au lait de vache à pâte molle à croûte lavée de la Meuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-void · void · French

void · rank #42,683 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,683
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH visita

Nearest frequency peer: visita (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « void »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « void » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

void vs vos
50% similar
void vs vol
50% similar
void vs von
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for void
PropertyValue
Headwordvoid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa\
Letters4
Frequency rank#42,683
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « void »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).voidse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « visita » (#42,682), « volaient » (#42,684), « virulentes » (#42,681). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « void » est au #42,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around void (IPA \vwa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,683 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fromage au lait de vache à pâte molle à croûte lavée de la Meuse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for void, with forms such as "ovid", "viod", and "vodi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vos", "vol", "von", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is void, spelled V-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fromage au lait de vache à pâte molle à croûte lavée de la Meuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how void appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les ustensiles pour la fabrication des fromages frais, les fromages double crème, les fromages affinés, le livarot, le brie, le façon brie, le void, le mont-dore.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovid
  • viod
  • vodi
  • voidd
  • vvoid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of void - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovid2viod2vodi2voidd1vvoid1
Edit distance from "void"

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 "void"?
"void" is spelled V-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa\.
What does "void" mean?
As a noun, "void" means: Fromage au lait de vache à pâte molle à croûte lavée de la Meuse.
What words are commonly confused with "void"?
"void" is commonly confused with "vos", "vol", "von". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "void"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "void" is \vwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "void" come from?
"void" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vibe#42,677sévi#42,643spas#42,628Bona#42,772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

allain5 variantsatoll5 variantsaïeul5 variantsbuée5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list