vivre

[vivʁ]

/[vivʁ]/ verb

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The verdict

“vivre” is uncommon German (frequency #83,484 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,484
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leben

Corpus desk

Index DE-vivre · vivre · German

vivre · rank #83,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,484
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vizechef

Nearest frequency peer: Vizechef (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vivre“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vivre“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vivre
PropertyValue
Headwordvivre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vivʁ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vivre“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vivrefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vizechef“ (#83,485), „Viktualienmarkt“ (#83,482), „Volksbegehrens“ (#83,486). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vivre“ bei #83,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vivre is uncommon German at frequency #83,484 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [vivʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vivre, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vivre, spelled V-I-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    leben
  2. 2
    erleben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je vis en Allemagne depuis deux ans.
  2. Nous avons vécu des jours difficiles.

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vivre"?
"vivre" is spelled V-I-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vivʁ].
What does "vivre" mean?
As a verb, "vivre" means: leben
How do you pronounce "vivre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vivre" is [vivʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vivre" come from?
"vivre" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zupft#83,577Thors#83,379stink#83,346Adana#83,628

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list