lèvre supérieure
\lɛ.vʁə sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\
The verdict
“lèvre supérieure” 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) - La supérieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lèvre supérieure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ.vʁə sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lèvre supérieure” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lèvre supérieure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.vʁə sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La supérieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lèvre supérieure, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lèvre supérieure, spelled L-È-V-R-E- -S-U-P-É-R-I-E-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1La supérieure des deux lèvres d’un individu.
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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.
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Using “lèvre supérieure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-È-V-R-E- -S-U-P-É-R-I-E-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɛ.vʁə sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.