forme de vie
\fɔʁm də vi\
The verdict
“forme de vie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Façon de vivre ; manière de vivre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forme de vie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔʁm də vi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “forme de vie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
forme de vie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔʁm də vi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for forme de vie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is forme de vie, spelled F-O-R-M-E- -D-E- -V-I-E.
Definition
- 1Façon de vivre ; manière de vivre.
- 2Façon de vivre ; manière de vivre.
- 3Entité vivante.
- 4Entité vivante.
- 5Entité vivante.
- 6Entité vivante.
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 “forme de vie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-R-M-E- -D-E- -V-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɔʁm də vi\ (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
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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.