lessiver
\le.si.ve\
The verdict
“lessiver” is an uncommon French word, ranked #87,802 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #87,802
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nettoyer ou blanchir au moyen de la lessive.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lessiver |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \le.si.ve\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lessiver” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lessiver is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \le.si.ve\. Corpus data places it at rank #87,802 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
lessiver has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lessiver, spelled L-E-S-S-I-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nettoyer ou blanchir au moyen de la lessive.
- 2Verser plusieurs fois de l’eau chaude ou froide sur des matières terreuses ou autres pour en extraire les parties solubles qu’elles contiennent.
- 3Épuiser, fatiguer à l’excès.
- 4Ruiner, dépouiller de son argent, en particulier aux jeux.
- 5Vendre, liquider, en particulier des biens mal acquis.
- 6Tuer, éliminer.
This word in other languages
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 “lessiver”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-E-S-S-I-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \le.si.ve\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.