faire valoir

\fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\

/\fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire valoir” 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tirer d’une chose le profit, l’avantage qu’elle peut rapporter.

Key facts for faire valoir
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire valoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire valoir” sits in French frequency

faire valoir falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for faire valoir is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faire valoir, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faire valoir, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -V-A-L-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tirer d’une chose le profit, l’avantage qu’elle peut rapporter.
  2. 2
    Exploiter soi-même une terre dont on est propriétaire ou fermier.
  3. 3
    Donner du prix, faire paraître meilleure, plus belle, une chose.
  4. 4
    Relever ou vanter le mérite ou l’importance d’une chose.
  5. 5
    Donner par des discours et par adresse, une idée favorable des marchandises que l’on veut vendre.
  6. 6
    Louer beaucoup tout ce que l’on a et jusqu’aux moindres choses que l’on fait ou que l’on dit.
  7. 7
    Mettre quelqu’un en crédit, lui fournir des occasions de paraître à son avantage.
  8. 8
    Opposer ; objecter.
  9. 9
    Se faire apprécier.

Synonyms

couvrir de fleurs

This word in other languages

enaltecer(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faire valoir"?
"faire valoir" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -V-A-L-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\.
What does "faire valoir" mean?
As a verb, "faire valoir" means: Tirer d’une chose le profit, l’avantage qu’elle peut rapporter.
How do you pronounce "faire valoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire valoir" is \fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire valoir" come from?
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Using “faire valoir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -V-A-L-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ va.lwaʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list