avoir vécu

\a.vwaʁ ve.ky\

/\a.vwaʁ ve.ky\/ verb

The verdict

“avoir vécu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être mort.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avoir-vecu · avoir vécu · French

avoir vécu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for avoir vécu
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir vécu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ ve.ky\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avoir vécu » en français

avoir vécusiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avoir vécu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ ve.ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for avoir vécu, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is avoir vécu, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -V-É-C-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être mort.
  2. 2
    Être définitivement terminé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cet indicateur nous permet d’affirmer que le mariage traditionnel a vécu : une majorité d’êtres humains naissent en France sans cet encadrement juridique, l’enfant naturel devient la norme sociale.
  2. Cette mégalopole high-tech, avec taxis volants et écoles par hologramme, servait de vitrine à Vision 2030, le plan de modernisation du royaume dévoilé par « MBS », en 2017. Mais ces ambitions démesurées ont vécu.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avoir vécu"?
"avoir vécu" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -V-É-C-U. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ ve.ky\.
What does "avoir vécu" mean?
As a verb, "avoir vécu" means: Être mort.
How do you pronounce "avoir vécu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir vécu" is \a.vwaʁ ve.ky\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir vécu" come from?
"avoir vécu" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list