voltiger
\vɔl.ti.ʒe\
The verdict
“voltiger” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tourner autour en voletant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voltiger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɔl.ti.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “voltiger” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for voltiger is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɔl.ti.ʒe\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for voltiger, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is voltiger, spelled V-O-L-T-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tourner autour en voletant.
- 2Aller çà et là, en parlant de certaines choses légères que le vent soulève.
- 3Aller çà et là sans se fixer, papillonner.
- 4Voler en éclats, être éjecté violemment.
- 5Effectuer des exercices de voltige acrobatique sur une corde ou au trapèze volant.
- 6Pratiquer la voltige à cheval.
- 7Tourner autour de l'ennemi, pour le harceler.
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.
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Using “voltiger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-O-L-T-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vɔl.ti.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.