lascives

\la.siv\

/\la.siv\/ adj

The verdict

“lascives” is uncommon French (frequency #96,069 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,069
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de lascif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lascives · lascives · French

lascives · rank #96,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,069
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH larguent

Nearest frequency peer: larguent (-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 “lascives”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lascives” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lascives
PropertyValue
Headwordlascives
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\la.siv\
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lascives” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).lascives lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lascives is uncommon French at frequency #96,069 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \la.siv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de lascif.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lascives, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is lascives, spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de lascif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Passant ensuite aux détails techniques de la composition et de l’instrumentation, Liszt caractérise la manière incisive dont Wagner a rendu les attractions lascives du Venusberg : ces figures ascendantes des violons à l’aigu, brodées sur un tissu de trilles et de trémolos qui se perdent et se retrouvent en enlacemens inextricables, ces susurremens accentu…

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lascives"?
"lascives" is spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \la.siv\.
What does "lascives" mean?
As an adjective, "lascives" means: Féminin pluriel de lascif.
How do you pronounce "lascives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lascives" is \la.siv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list