vue

\vy\

/\vy\/ noun

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The verdict

“vue” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #361 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#361
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faculté de voir. Celui des cinq sens par lequel on perçoit la lumière, les couleurs et l’apparence des objets.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vue vs VW
0% similar
vue vs vus
67% similar
vue vs vues
75% similar

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

Key facts for vue
PropertyValue
Headwordvue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vy\
Letters3
Frequency rank#361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vue” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vue lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vue is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vy\. Corpus data places it at rank #361 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vue, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VW", "vus", "vues", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vue, spelled V-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faculté de voir. Celui des cinq sens par lequel on perçoit la lumière, les couleurs et l’apparence des objets.
  2. 2
    Jusqu’où les yeux peuvent apercevoir.
  3. 3
    Organe des yeux et du regard.
  4. 4
    Action de voir, perception de ce qui est à la portée du regard.
  5. 5
    Moment de la présentation d’un document.
  6. 6
    Toute l’étendue de ce qu’on peut voir d’un certain lieu.
  7. 7
    Fenêtre, ouverture d’une maison par laquelle on voit sur les lieux voisins.
  8. 8
    Ensemble d'ouvertures dans un casque par lesquelles le guerrier peut voir.
  9. 9
    Tableau, dessin, estampe, etc., qui représente un site, une ville, un monument.
  10. 10
    Action par laquelle l’esprit connaît, découvre; manière d’envisager les choses.
  11. 11
    Dessein qu’on a ; le but ou la fin que l’on se propose dans une affaire.
  12. 12
    Desseins.
  13. 13
    Synthèse d'une requête d'interrogation de la base.
  14. 14
    Film.
  15. 15
    , Catégorie de fonctions du patron MVC (modèle-vue-contrôleur). Elle regroupe toutes les fonctions utiles à l'affichage client, elle est généralement retourné par le contrôleur.
  16. 16
    Pour une vidéo, visionnage, visionnement de celle-ci, souvent dans une optique statistique.
  17. 17
    Moment de la chasse où l’on voit la bête chassée.
  18. 18
    Ton de chasse que l’on sonne pour indiquer qu’on a vu l’animal chassé.

This word in other languages

sight(English)vista(Español)Sehvermögen(Deutsch)visão(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 "vue"?
"vue" is spelled V-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vy\.
What does "vue" mean?
As a noun, "vue" means: Faculté de voir. Celui des cinq sens par lequel on perçoit la lumière, les couleurs et l’apparence des objets.
What words are commonly confused with "vue"?
"vue" is commonly confused with "VW", "vus", "vues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vue" is \vy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vue" come from?
"vue" 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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Using “vue”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vy\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “VW” - see the side-by-side comparison. vue vs VW
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list