ivory

\ˈaɪ.və.ri\

/\ˈaɪ.və.ri\/ noun

The verdict

“ivory” is uncommon French (frequency #63,104 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,104
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ivoire, substance dure blanche et opaque qui est la matière principale des dents et des défenses d’animaux comme l’éléphant, l’hippopotame, le morse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ivory · ivory · French

ivory · rank #63,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,104
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH isotopique

Nearest frequency peer: isotopique (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ivory »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ivory » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ivory
PropertyValue
Headwordivory
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈaɪ.və.ri\
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ivory » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ivorytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « isotopique » (#63,103), « Jabbar » (#63,105), « ischémie » (#63,102). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ivory » est au #63,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ivory is uncommon French at frequency #63,104 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈaɪ.və.ri\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ivory, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ivory, spelled I-V-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ivoire, substance dure blanche et opaque qui est la matière principale des dents et des défenses d’animaux comme l’éléphant, l’hippopotame, le morse.
  2. 2
    Toute chose qui ressemble à de l’ivoire.
  3. 3
    Dent.
  4. 4
    Touches d’un piano.
  5. 5
    Couleur qui rappelle celle de l’ivoire. #FFFFD4

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ivory"?
"ivory" is spelled I-V-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaɪ.və.ri\.
What does "ivory" mean?
As a noun, "ivory" means: Ivoire, substance dure blanche et opaque qui est la matière principale des dents et des défenses d’animaux comme l’éléphant, l’hippopotame, le morse.
How do you pronounce "ivory"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ivory" is \ˈaɪ.və.ri\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ivory" come from?
"ivory" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ivory", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list