lever la table

\lə.ve la tabl\

/\lə.ve la tabl\/ verb

The verdict

“lever la table” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enlever d’une table tout ce qui a constitué le couvert après un repas.

Key facts for lever la table
PropertyValue
Headwordlever la table
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lə.ve la tabl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lever la table” sits in French frequency

lever la table falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lever la table is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lə.ve la tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enlever d’une table tout ce qui a constitué le couvert après un repas.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lever la table in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lever la table, spelled L-E-V-E-R- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enlever d’une table tout ce qui a constitué le couvert après un repas.

Synonyms

desservir la tabledébarrasser la tableôter la table

Antonyms

mettre la tablemettre le couvertdresser la table

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lever la table"?
"lever la table" is spelled L-E-V-E-R- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.ve la tabl\.
What does "lever la table" mean?
As a verb, "lever la table" means: Enlever d’une table tout ce qui a constitué le couvert après un repas.
How do you pronounce "lever la table"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lever la table" is \lə.ve la tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lever la table" come from?
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Using “lever la table”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-V-E-R- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lə.ve la tabl\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list