VOST

\ve.o.ɛs.te\

/\ve.o.ɛs.te\/ noun

The verdict

“VOST” is uncommon French (frequency #54,328 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,328
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d’un film ou d’une série diffusé en version originale, et comportant des sous-titres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vost · VOST · French

VOST · rank #54,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,328
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH volumineuses

Nearest frequency peer: volumineuses (-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 « VOST »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for VOST
PropertyValue
HeadwordVOST
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.o.ɛs.te\
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « VOST » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).VOSTtombe 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: « volumineuses » (#54,327), « vouent » (#54,329), « volontarisme » (#54,326). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « VOST » est au #54,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

VOST is uncommon French at frequency #54,328 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.o.ɛs.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d’un film ou d’une série diffusé en version originale, et comportant des sous-titres.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for VOST, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is VOST, spelled V-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’un film ou d’une série diffusé en version originale, et comportant des sous-titres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Comme tous les DVD de cet éditeur, le disque contient la VF et la VOST, la bande-annonce originale, des bios/filmos succintes du réalisateur et des acteurs principaux, ainsi qu'un quizz thématique (ici "Les détournements aériens au cinéma").

Antonyms

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 "VOST"?
"VOST" is spelled V-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.o.ɛs.te\.
What does "VOST" mean?
As a noun, "VOST" means: Se dit d’un film ou d’une série diffusé en version originale, et comportant des sous-titres.
How do you pronounce "VOST"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "VOST" is \ve.o.ɛs.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "VOST" come from?
"VOST" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list