de vive voix
\də viv vwa\
The verdict
“de vive voix” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En parlant, en employant la parole.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de vive voix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də viv vwa\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de vive voix” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for de vive voix is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \də viv vwa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En parlant, en employant la parole.".
No misspelling variants are generated for de vive voix in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is de vive voix, spelled D-E- -V-I-V-E- -V-O-I-X.
Definition
- 1En parlant, en employant la parole.
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.
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Using “de vive voix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E- -V-I-V-E- -V-O-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \də viv vwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.