lève-tard
\lɛv.taʁ\
The verdict
“lève-tard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui aime se lever tard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leve-tard · lève-tard · French
lève-tard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lève-tard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \lɛv.taʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lève-tard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \lɛv.taʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui aime se lever tard.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lève-tard, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lève-tard, spelled L-È-V-E---T-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Qui aime se lever tard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lève-tard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec l'adolescence, la fille est devenue lève-tard.
Le buraliste, plutôt lève-tard et de mauvaise humeur, montait à peine son rideau de fer récalcitrant en poussant quelques jurons.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.