larves

\laʁv\

/\laʁv\/ noun

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The verdict

“larves” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,926
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de larve.

Corpus desk

Index FR-larves · larves · French

larves · rank #15,926 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,926
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lances

Nearest frequency peer: lances (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « larves »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « larves » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

larves vs lave
67% similar
larves vs laver
67% similar
larves vs lives
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for larves
PropertyValue
Headwordlarves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\laʁv\
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,926
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « larves »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).larvesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lances » (#15,925), « Leblanc » (#15,927), « laitiers » (#15,924). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « larves » est au #15,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around larves (IPA \laʁv\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,926 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de larve.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for larves, with forms such as "alrves", "larevs", and "larrves". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lave", "laver", "lives", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is larves, spelled L-A-R-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de larve.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mes archives de chasseur naturaliste font foi du contenu de son gésier. On y trouve tout le petit peuple des guérets : larves et charançons de toutes espèces, criquets, opatres, cassides, chrysomèles, grillons, forficules, fourmis, araignées, cloportes, hélices, iules et tant d’autres.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrves
  • larevs
  • larrves
  • larvess
  • larvse
  • larvves
  • lavres
  • llarves
  • lraves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of larves - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alrves2larevs2larrves1larvess1larvse2larvves1lavres2llarves1
Edit distance from "larves"

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 "larves"?
"larves" is spelled L-A-R-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \laʁv\.
What does "larves" mean?
As a noun, "larves" means: Pluriel de larve.
What words are commonly confused with "larves"?
"larves" is commonly confused with "lave", "laver", "lives". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "larves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "larves" is \laʁv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "larves" come from?
"larves" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lances#15,925lisais#15,930Masson#15,935minces#15,939

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

jogging9 variantsoriente9 variantsperruque9 variantsfuyant9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list