vons

\vɔ̃\

/\vɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“vons” is uncommon French (frequency #89,301 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,301
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voie secondaire souvent non bitumée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vons · vons · French

vons · rank #89,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,301
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH volontaristes

Nearest frequency peer: volontaristes (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « vons »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « vons » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vons
PropertyValue
Headwordvons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɔ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vons » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).vonstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « volontaristes » (#89,300), « voussure » (#89,302), « viste » (#89,299). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vons » est au #89,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vons is uncommon French at frequency #89,301 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voie secondaire souvent non bitumée.".

vons doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vons, spelled V-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voie secondaire souvent non bitumée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Maison - Villa Cotonou, A Fidjrossè, dans la vons de l’église catholique, une maison à 4 étages + une parcelle vide derrière elle, clôturée.

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 "vons"?
"vons" is spelled V-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ̃\.
What does "vons" mean?
As a noun, "vons" means: Voie secondaire souvent non bitumée.
How do you pronounce "vons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vons" is \vɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vons" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wort#89,314toga#89,252taba#89,230arie#89,396

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list