faire grève
\fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\
The verdict
“faire grève” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se tenir sur la place de Grève, en attendant du travail.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faire grève |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faire grève” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for faire grève is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for faire grève, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 faire grève, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -G-R-È-V-E.
Definition
- 1Se tenir sur la place de Grève, en attendant du travail.
- 2Arrêter le travail pour exprimer une revendication ou une protestation, en parlant d’un salarié.
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 “faire grève”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -G-R-È-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\ (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.