lever les fourches

\lə.ve le fuʁʃ\

/\lə.ve le fuʁʃ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lever-les-fourches · lever les fourches · French

lever les fourches · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « lever les fourches » en français

lever les fourchesn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lever les fourches is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lə.ve le fuʁʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Façon de parler car Dominique Tedeschi « n’a pas levé les fourches » ce jour-là et est passé à travers les balles tout au long de ses années de Résistance.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list