wed
\ˈwεd\
The verdict
“wed” is uncommon French (frequency #81,691 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,691
- frequency rank, French
- 27,995
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Marier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wed · wed · French
wed · rank #81,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,691
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,995
- PHOTO-FINISH Westin
Nearest frequency peer: Westin (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “wed”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vérif
vérif
18,314 corpus weight
- wac
wac
18,313 corpus weight
- Wafa
Wafa
18,312 corpus weight
- wed
wed
18,310 corpus weight
- Westin
Westin
18,309 corpus weight
- Xavière
Xavière
18,305 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “wed” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wed |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈwεd\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #81,691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wed” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wed is uncommon French at frequency #81,691 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈwεd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for wed in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is wed, spelled W-E-D.
Definition
- 1Marier.
- 2Épouser, prendre pour époux.
- 3Joindre, unir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The priest wed the couple.
She wed her first love.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wed", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.