voltiger
\vɔl.ti.ʒe\
The verdict
“voltiger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tourner autour en voletant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-voltiger · voltiger · French
voltiger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | voltiger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɔl.ti.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « voltiger » en français
Rare enough to double-check
voltiger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɔl.ti.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how voltiger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un papillon qui voltige autour d’une lumière.
Cet oiseau voltigeait autour du nid.
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.