larvé
\laʁ.ve\
The verdict
“larvé” is an uncommon French word, ranked #97,097 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #97,097
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui se développe d’une façon plus ou moins obscure, ou incomplète, embryonnaire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | larvé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \laʁ.ve\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “larvé” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for larvé is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \laʁ.ve\. Corpus data places it at rank #97,097 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
larvé has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is larvé, spelled L-A-R-V-É.
Definition
- 1Qui se développe d’une façon plus ou moins obscure, ou incomplète, embryonnaire.
- 2Non ouvertement déclaré, latent.
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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Using “larvé”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-R-V-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \laʁ.ve\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.