avoir vécu
\a.vwaʁ ve.ky\
The verdict
“avoir vécu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être mort.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avoir vécu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.vwaʁ ve.ky\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avoir vécu” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for avoir vécu is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vwaʁ ve.ky\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Être mort.
- 2Être définitivement terminé.
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.
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Using “avoir vécu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-O-I-R- -V-É-C-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.vwaʁ ve.ky\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.