voleuse

\vɔ.løz\

/\vɔ.løz\/ noun

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The verdict

“voleuse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,296. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,296
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui effectue un vol, qui dérobe, s'approprie le bien d’autrui, ou l’a déjà fait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-voleuse · voleuse · French

voleuse · rank #31,296 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,296
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH volatiles

Nearest frequency peer: volatiles (-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 « voleuse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « voleuse » 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).

voleuse vs volume
71% similar
voleuse vs volée
57% similar
voleuse vs voles
71% similar

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

Key facts for voleuse
PropertyValue
Headwordvoleuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɔ.løz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,296
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « voleuse »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.voleusese 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 « volatiles » (#31,295), « Wallis » (#31,297), « visaient » (#31,294). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « voleuse » est au #31,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around voleuse (IPA \vɔ.løz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,296 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for voleuse, with forms such as "ovleuse", "vloeuse", and "voeluse". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "volume", "volée", "voles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is voleuse, spelled V-O-L-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui effectue un vol, qui dérobe, s'approprie le bien d’autrui, ou l’a déjà fait.
  2. 2
    Personne morale effectuant un vol (des sociétés, des entreprises ou encore des gouvernements).
  3. 3
    Celle qui exige plus qu’elle ne devrait demander.
  4. 4
    Être vivant dont les actes sont interprétés comme du vol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La hyène est souvent considérée comme une voleuse, car elle tente parfois de s’accaparer des proies tuées par d’autres animaux.

This word in other languages

pickpocket(English)Taschendiebin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovleuse
  • vloeuse
  • voeluse
  • volesue
  • voleues
  • voleusse
  • volleuse
  • voluese
  • vvoleuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voleuse - 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.

ovleuse2vloeuse2voeluse2volesue2voleues2voleusse1volleuse1voluese2
Edit distance from "voleuse"

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 "voleuse"?
"voleuse" is spelled V-O-L-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.løz\.
What does "voleuse" mean?
As a noun, "voleuse" means: Celle qui effectue un vol, qui dérobe, s'approprie le bien d’autrui, ou l’a déjà fait.
What words are commonly confused with "voleuse"?
"voleuse" is commonly confused with "volume", "volée", "voles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voleuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voleuse" is \vɔ.løz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voleuse" come from?
"voleuse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Turenne#31,291Zachary#31,301éclatée#31,304émotive#31,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

évites9 variantsacadien9 variantssellers9 variantsammoniac9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list