ivre mort
\i.vʁə mɔʁ\
The verdict
“ivre mort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ivre au point d’avoir perdu toute conscience.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ivre-mort · ivre mort · French
ivre mort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | ivre mort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.vʁə mɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ivre mort » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ivre mort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.vʁə mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ivre au point d’avoir perdu toute conscience.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ivre mort in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ivre mort, spelled I-V-R-E- -M-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Ivre au point d’avoir perdu toute conscience.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ivre mort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et, quand le marchand de vin fermait sa porte, il se retirait d’un pas ferme, la tête plus haute, comme redressé par l’ivresse. « Macquart marche bien droit, il est ivre mort », disait-on en le voyant rentrer.
Je n’ai été ivre mort qu’une dizaine de fois, piètre score pour un prétendu soûlographe.
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.