de vive voix
\də viv vwa\
The verdict
“de vive voix” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En parlant, en employant la parole.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-vive-voix · de vive voix · French
de vive voix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de vive voix is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də viv vwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de vive voix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se parler de vive voix est souvent plus rapide qu’un échange de courrier.
L’homme qui lit de vive voix s’expose absolument. S’il ne sait pas ce qu’il lit, il est ignorant dans ses mots, c’est une misère, et cela s’entend. S’il refuse d’habiter sa lecture, les mots restent lettres mortes, et cela se sent. S’il gorge le texte de sa présence, l’auteur se rétracte, c’est un numéro de cirque, et cela se voit. L’homme qui lit de vive…
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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.