louve

\luv\

/\luv\/ noun

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The verdict

“louve” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,509
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-louve · louve · French

louve · rank #27,509 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,509
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH loc

Nearest frequency peer: loc (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « louve »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « louve » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

louve vs lue
60% similar
louve vs lune
60% similar
louve vs love
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for louve
PropertyValue
Headwordlouve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\luv\
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,509
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « louve »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).louvese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « loc » (#27,508), « Mackenzie » (#27,510), « lisser » (#27,507). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « louve » est au #27,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around louve (IPA \luv\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,509 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for louve, with forms such as "llouve", "louev", and "louvve". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lue", "lune", "love", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is louve, spelled L-O-U-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Loup femelle.
  2. 2
    Femme portée sur le plaisir sexuel.
  3. 3
    Femme indépendante, au comportement sauvage, éprise de liberté.
  4. 4
    Coin métallique utilisé pour le levage des pierres de taille. Il en existait deux types : le modèle auto-serrant et le modèle clavé. L'une comme l'autre était introduite dans un trou percé au centre de la pierre à soulever.
  5. 5
    Sorte de filet servant pour la pêche, maintenu par des perches ou des cerceaux de bois, apparentée au verveux.
  6. 6
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Romulus et Rémus furent allaités par une louve, dit la légende ; la réalité est moins attendrissante : toute louve signalée à moins de 70 km de Rome est systématiquement abattue.
  2. Entre chienne et louve , le spectacle du Quartet Buccal, a fait un tabac partout où il a été donné.

This word in other languages

she-wolf(English)loba(Español)Wölfin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llouve
  • louev
  • louvve
  • lovue
  • luove
  • oluve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of louve - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

llouve1louev2louvve1lovue2luove2oluve2
Edit distance from "louve"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "louve"?
"louve" is spelled L-O-U-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \luv\.
What does "louve" mean?
As a noun, "louve" means: Loup femelle.
What words are commonly confused with "louve"?
"louve" is commonly confused with "lue", "lune", "love". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "louve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "louve" is \luv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "louve" come from?
"louve" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "louve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Magny#27,511lines#27,506Lenny#27,503Leeds#27,502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

laque6 variantsMaude6 variantskang6 variantsSARL6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list