la crever

\la kʁə.ve\

/\la kʁə.ve\/ verb

The verdict

“la crever” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Ressentir le besoin ou l’envie de boire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-la-crever · la crever · French

la crever · 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 "L" 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.

Key facts for la crever
PropertyValue
Headwordla crever
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\la kʁə.ve\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « la crever » en français

la creversiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

la crever is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \la kʁə.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ressentir le besoin ou l’envie de boire.".

la crever has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 la crever, spelled L-A- -C-R-E-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ressentir le besoin ou l’envie de boire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how la crever appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — J’la crève, viens-tu prendre un glace chez l’bougnat ?.

Synonyms

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 "la crever"?
"la crever" is spelled L-A- -C-R-E-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \la kʁə.ve\.
What does "la crever" mean?
As a verb, "la crever" means: Ressentir le besoin ou l’envie de boire.
How do you pronounce "la crever"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "la crever" is \la kʁə.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "la crever" come from?
"la crever" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list