voie ferrée

\vwa fɛʁe\

/\vwa fɛʁe\/ noun

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The verdict

“voie ferrée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Double file de rails, reliés par des traverses, et sur laquelle circulent des véhicules, notamment des trains.

Key facts for voie ferrée
PropertyValue
Headwordvoie ferrée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa fɛʁe\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voie ferrée” sits in French frequency

voie ferrée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voie ferrée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vwa fɛʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

voie ferrée has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is voie ferrée, spelled V-O-I-E- -F-E-R-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Double file de rails, reliés par des traverses, et sur laquelle circulent des véhicules, notamment des trains.
  2. 2
    Une ligne de chemin de fer, surtout lorsque cette ligne ne comporte qu’une voie.

Synonyms

chemin de fertrack

This word in other languages

railway(English)Bahngleis(Deutsch)ferrovia(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voie ferrée"?
"voie ferrée" is spelled V-O-I-E- -F-E-R-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa fɛʁe\.
What does "voie ferrée" mean?
As a noun, "voie ferrée" means: Double file de rails, reliés par des traverses, et sur laquelle circulent des véhicules, notamment des trains.
How do you pronounce "voie ferrée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voie ferrée" is \vwa fɛʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voie ferrée" come from?
"voie ferrée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “voie ferrée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-I-E- -F-E-R-R-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vwa fɛʁe\ (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