pour la vie
\puʁ la vi\
The verdict
“pour la vie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour toujours.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pour-la-vie · pour la vie · French
pour la vie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pour la vie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \puʁ la vi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pour la vie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pour la vie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \puʁ la vi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour toujours.".
pour la vie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 pour la vie, spelled P-O-U-R- -L-A- -V-I-E.
Definition
- 1Pour toujours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pour la vie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis son ami pour la vie.
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.