crevaille

\kʁə.vaj\

/\kʁə.vaj\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repas où l'on mange avec excès.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crevaille · crevaille · French

crevaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 crevaille
PropertyValue
Headwordcrevaille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁə.vaj\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « crevaille » en français

crevaillereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

crevaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁə.vaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Repas où l'on mange avec excès.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for crevaille in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crevaille, spelled C-R-E-V-A-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Repas où l'on mange avec excès.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Prince des crevailles
  2. Faire une crevaille.

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 "crevaille"?
"crevaille" is spelled C-R-E-V-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁə.vaj\.
What does "crevaille" mean?
As a noun, "crevaille" means: Repas où l'on mange avec excès.
How do you pronounce "crevaille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crevaille" is \kʁə.vaj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crevaille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list