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 September 3, 2026) - L’inférieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-levre-inferieure · lèvre inférieure · French
lèvre inférieure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | 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) |
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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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lèvre inférieure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’était un solide gaillard, avec ce tic de se passer la langue sur la lèvre inférieure en plissant les yeux.
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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.