ceva

\ˈse.vɐ\

/\ˈse.vɐ\/ verb

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The verdict

“ceva” is uncommon French (frequency #72,164 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,164
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de cevar.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ceva · ceva · French

ceva · rank #72,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,164
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cavallo

Nearest frequency peer: cavallo (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ceva »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ceva » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ceva
PropertyValue
Headwordceva
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈse.vɐ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ceva » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cevatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cavallo » (#72,163), « chambertin » (#72,166), « causaient » (#72,161). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « ceva » est au #72,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ceva is uncommon French at frequency #72,164 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈse.vɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ceva doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ceva, spelled C-E-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de cevar.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de cevar.

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 "ceva"?
"ceva" is spelled C-E-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈse.vɐ\.
What does "ceva" mean?
As a verb, "ceva" means: Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de cevar.
How do you pronounce "ceva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ceva" is \ˈse.vɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ceva" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chus#72,181Brno#72,136coda#72,195bohr#72,120

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list