lièvre variable
\ljɛ.vʁə va.ʁjabl\
The verdict
“lièvre variable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de lièvre de montagne d'Eurasie, à livrée variable, grise durant la saison chaude, blanche en hiver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lievre-variable · lièvre variable · French
lièvre variable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | lièvre variable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ljɛ.vʁə va.ʁjabl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lièvre variable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ljɛ.vʁə va.ʁjabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de lièvre de montagne d'Eurasie, à livrée variable, grise durant la saison chaude, blanche en hiver.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lièvre variable, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lièvre variable, spelled L-I-È-V-R-E- -V-A-R-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de lièvre de montagne d'Eurasie, à livrée variable, grise durant la saison chaude, blanche en hiver.
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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.