voltigeurs

\vɔl.ti.ʒœʁ\

/\vɔl.ti.ʒœʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“voltigeurs” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,598
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de voltigeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-voltigeurs · voltigeurs · French

voltigeurs · rank #41,598 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,598
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vivions

Nearest frequency peer: vivions (-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 « voltigeurs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « voltigeurs » 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).

voltigeurs vs voltigeur
90% similar

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

Key facts for voltigeurs
PropertyValue
Headwordvoltigeurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɔl.ti.ʒœʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,598
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « voltigeurs »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).voltigeursse 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 « vivions » (#41,597), « vulnérabilités » (#41,599), « vitriol » (#41,596). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « voltigeurs » est au #41,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around voltigeurs (IPA \vɔl.ti.ʒœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,598 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de voltigeur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for voltigeurs, with forms such as "ovltigeurs", "vlotigeurs", and "volitgeurs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "voltigeur", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is voltigeurs, spelled V-O-L-T-I-G-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de voltigeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans une petite crique où nous aurons peut-être la chance de pouvoir admirer des ornithorynques et des koalas voltigeurs, annonça-t-il avec un large sourire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovltigeurs
  • vlotigeurs
  • volitgeurs
  • volltigeurs
  • voltgieurs
  • voltiegurs
  • voltigerus
  • voltigeurrs
  • voltigeurss
  • voltigeusr
  • voltiggeurs
  • voltiguers
  • volttigeurs
  • votligeurs
  • vvoltigeurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voltigeurs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovltigeurs2vlotigeurs2volitgeurs2volltigeurs1voltgieurs2voltiegurs2voltigerus2voltigeurrs1
Edit distance from "voltigeurs"

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 "voltigeurs"?
"voltigeurs" is spelled V-O-L-T-I-G-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔl.ti.ʒœʁ\.
What does "voltigeurs" mean?
As an adjective, "voltigeurs" means: Masculin pluriel de voltigeur.
What words are commonly confused with "voltigeurs"?
"voltigeurs" is commonly confused with "voltigeur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voltigeurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voltigeurs" is \vɔl.ti.ʒœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voltigeurs" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

témoignait15 variantssyndromes15 variantsapothicaire15 variantsapparentent15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list