livre de messe

\livʁ də mɛs\

/\livʁ də mɛs\/ noun

The verdict

“livre de messe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-livre-de-messe · livre de messe · French

livre de messe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 livre de messe
PropertyValue
Headwordlivre de messe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\livʁ də mɛs\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « livre de messe » en français

livre de messen'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

livre de messe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \livʁ də mɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Missel.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for livre de messe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is livre de messe, spelled L-I-V-R-E- -D-E- -M-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Missel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how livre de messe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Vous savez la vieille superstition de notre pays ? quand on ouvre un livre de messe avec une épée, la première page que l’on trouve à gauche est la destinée de celui qui la lit, et le premier qui entre quand il a fini doit influer puissamment sur l’avenir du lecteur.
  2. Quand le prêtre lit dans le grand livre ouvert sur l’autel, maman, elle récite des mots latins qu’elle lit dans son livre de messe.

Synonyms

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 "livre de messe"?
"livre de messe" is spelled L-I-V-R-E- -D-E- -M-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \livʁ də mɛs\.
What does "livre de messe" mean?
As a noun, "livre de messe" means: Missel.
How do you pronounce "livre de messe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "livre de messe" is \livʁ də mɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "livre de messe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list