vouloir dire
\vu.lwaʁ diʁ\
The verdict
“vouloir dire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signifier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vouloir-dire · vouloir dire · French
vouloir dire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | vouloir dire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vu.lwaʁ diʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vouloir dire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vouloir dire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vu.lwaʁ diʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vouloir dire has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vouloir dire, spelled V-O-U-L-O-I-R- -D-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Signifier.
- 2Donner une information, un ordre ou un avertissement de façon détournée. Faire entendre, faire comprendre quelque chose à quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vouloir dire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ?
Que veut dire ce mot ? Quelle est sa signification ?
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.