grève de la faim
\ɡʁɛv də la fɛ̃\
The verdict
“grève de la faim” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cessation volontaire de la prise d’aliments, moyen de protestation non violent visant à faire entendre ses revendications par une personne, une personne morale, une entité politique, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grève de la faim |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɛv də la fɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grève de la faim” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grève de la faim is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɛv də la fɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cessation volontaire de la prise d’aliments, moyen de protestation non violent visant à faire entendre ses revendications par une personne, une personne morale, une entité politique, etc.".
No misspelling variants are generated for grève de la faim in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 grève de la faim, spelled G-R-È-V-E- -D-E- -L-A- -F-A-I-M.
Definition
- 1Cessation volontaire de la prise d’aliments, moyen de protestation non violent visant à faire entendre ses revendications par une personne, une personne morale, une entité politique, etc.
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- The one correct French spelling is G-R-È-V-E- -D-E- -L-A- -F-A-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁɛv də la fɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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