abreuve

\a.bʁœv\

/\a.bʁœv\/ verb

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The verdict

“abreuve” is uncommon French (frequency #53,723 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,723
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe abreuver.

Key facts for abreuve
PropertyValue
Headwordabreuve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.bʁœv\
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abreuve” 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). abreuve lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

abreuve is uncommon French at frequency #53,723 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \a.bʁœv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abreuve, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abreuve, spelled A-B-R-E-U-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe abreuver.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe abreuver.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe abreuver.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe abreuver.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe abreuver.

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 "abreuve"?
"abreuve" is spelled A-B-R-E-U-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bʁœv\.
What does "abreuve" mean?
As a verb, "abreuve" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe abreuver.
How do you pronounce "abreuve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abreuve" is \a.bʁœv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abreuve" come from?
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Using “abreuve”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-B-R-E-U-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.bʁœv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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