lever les fourches

\lə.ve le fuʁʃ\

/\lə.ve le fuʁʃ\/ verb

The verdict

“lever les fourches” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mourir.

Key facts for lever les fourches
PropertyValue
Headwordlever les fourches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lə.ve le fuʁʃ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lever les fourches” sits in French frequency

lever les fourches 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for lever les fourches is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lə.ve le fuʁʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mourir.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lever les fourches in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lever les fourches, spelled L-E-V-E-R- -L-E-S- -F-O-U-R-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mourir.

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 les fourches"?
"lever les fourches" is spelled L-E-V-E-R- -L-E-S- -F-O-U-R-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.ve le fuʁʃ\.
What does "lever les fourches" mean?
As a verb, "lever les fourches" means: Mourir.
How do you pronounce "lever les fourches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lever les fourches" is \lə.ve le fuʁʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lever les fourches" come from?
"lever les fourches" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “lever les fourches”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-V-E-R- -L-E-S- -F-O-U-R-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lə.ve le fuʁʃ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list