aviver
\a.vi.ve\
The verdict
“aviver” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre plus vif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aviver · aviver · French
aviver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | aviver |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.vi.ve\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aviver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vi.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aviver, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aviver, spelled A-V-I-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre plus vif.
- 2Donner de la vivacité, de l’éclat, rendre une matière plus fraîche et plus nette.
- 3Frotter, gratter.
- 4Frotter, gratter.
- 5Frotter, gratter.
- 6Frotter, gratter.
- 7Scier des pièces de bois (lambourdes, poutres, etc.) de façon à ce que les arrêtes soient en angles nets et vifs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aviver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On n’entendait que […] le battement régulier de la vieille horloge comtoise dont l’énorme lentille de cuivre s’avivait avec le flot de soleil qui déferlait en chatoyant.
Aviver le feu. — Un peu de rouge avive le teint.
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.