lèvre inférieure
\lɛ.vʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjœʁ\
The verdict
“lèvre inférieure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - L’inférieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lèvre inférieure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ.vʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjœʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lèvre inférieure” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lèvre inférieure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.vʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "L’inférieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lèvre inférieure, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lèvre inférieure, spelled L-È-V-R-E- -I-N-F-É-R-I-E-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1L’inférieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.
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Using “lèvre inférieure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-È-V-R-E- -I-N-F-É-R-I-E-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.