vorace

\vɔ.ʁas\

/\vɔ.ʁas\/ adj

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The verdict

“vorace” is uncommon French (frequency #50,579 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,579
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui dévore, qui mange avec avidité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vorace · vorace · French

vorace · rank #50,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,579
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vivras

Nearest frequency peer: vivras (-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 « vorace »

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 « vorace » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorace
PropertyValue
Headwordvorace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɔ.ʁas\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vorace » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).voracetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « vivras » (#50,578), « votait » (#50,580), « Vistule » (#50,577). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vorace » est au #50,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorace is uncommon French at frequency #50,579 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɔ.ʁas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vorace, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vorace, spelled V-O-R-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui dévore, qui mange avec avidité.
  2. 2
    Avide, extrêmement exigeant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si elles sont voraces, les araignées sont aussi une source de nourriture très importante, dont dépendent quelque 8.000 espèces d'oiseaux, de parasites et d'autres prédateurs.
  2. Certains sont gourmands, plusieurs intelligents et d’autres totalement innocents. Aussi, Bettman ne veut pas offusquer ou déplaire aux joueurs voraces, mais qui, après tout, sont les véritables acteurs.

This word in other languages

voracious(English)voraz(Español)gefräßig(Deutsch)voraz(Português)

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 "vorace"?
"vorace" is spelled V-O-R-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.ʁas\.
What does "vorace" mean?
As an adjective, "vorace" means: Qui dévore, qui mange avec avidité.
How do you pronounce "vorace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorace" is \vɔ.ʁas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorace" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vivras#50,578votait#50,580virtue#50,576vaseux#50,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list