faire grève
\fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\
The verdict
“faire grève” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se tenir sur la place de Grève, en attendant du travail.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-greve · faire grève · French
faire grève · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire grève |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire grève » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire grève is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ ɡʁɛv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how faire grève appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alors tout naturellement, en mars 1984, lorsque le gouvernement conservateur menaça de fermer les mines, de nombreux mineurs décidèrent de faire grève pour défendre leur gagne-pain.
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.