larvaire
\laʁ.vɛʁ\
The verdict
“larvaire” is uncommon French (frequency #54,687 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,687
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Relatif aux larves.
Corpus desk
Index FR-larvaire · larvaire · French
larvaire · rank #54,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,687
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH lasagne
Nearest frequency peer: lasagne (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “larvaire”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kraus
Kraus
45,320 corpus weight
- Laila
Laila
45,316 corpus weight
- larvaire
larvaire
45,314 corpus weight
- lasagne
lasagne
45,313 corpus weight
- Laszlo
Laszlo
45,312 corpus weight
- laveurs
laveurs
45,311 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “larvaire” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | larvaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \laʁ.vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,687 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “larvaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
larvaire is uncommon French at frequency #54,687 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \laʁ.vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux larves.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for larvaire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is larvaire, spelled L-A-R-V-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux larves.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how larvaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La pupe est formée par la dernière exuvie larvaire rétractée qui constitue un puparium chitinisé, dur et résistant.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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.