curriculum vitæ
\ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.te\
The verdict
“curriculum vitæ” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Résumé du parcours scolaire et de la carrière d'une personne comprenant son éducation, son expérience, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-curriculum-vit · curriculum vitæ · French
curriculum vitæ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | curriculum vitæ |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.te\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « curriculum vitæ » en français
Rare enough to double-check
curriculum vitæ is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Résumé du parcours scolaire et de la carrière d'une personne comprenant son éducation, son expérience, etc.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for curriculum vitæ, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is curriculum vitæ, spelled C-U-R-R-I-C-U-L-U-M- -V-I-T-Æ.
Definition
- 1Résumé du parcours scolaire et de la carrière d'une personne comprenant son éducation, son expérience, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how curriculum vitæ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Passez entre trois et cinq minutes sur chaque curriculum vitæ.
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.