œuvres vives
\ø.vʁə.viv\
The verdict
“œuvres vives” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie d’un bateau qui trempe dans l’eau.
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Index FR-uvres-vives · œuvres vives · French
œuvres vives · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Œ" 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 | œuvres vives |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ø.vʁə.viv\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
œuvres vives is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ø.vʁə.viv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for œuvres vives in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is œuvres vives, spelled Œ-U-V-R-E-S- -V-I-V-E-S.
Definition
- 1Partie d’un bateau qui trempe dans l’eau.
- 2(Par analogie, au figuré) Parties vitales d'un individu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how œuvres vives appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut avoir été chasseur ou soldat pour savoir ce que c’est qu’une plaie au talon, à la cheville, au cou-de-pied. Mieux vaudrait avoir un bras cassé ou une balle dans l’épaule. Comme disent les marins, on est atteint dans ses œuvres vives.
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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.