vivre ensemble
\vi.vʁ‿ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\
The verdict
“vivre ensemble” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de vivre-ensemble.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vivre ensemble |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vi.vʁ‿ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vivre ensemble” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for vivre ensemble is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vi.vʁ‿ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vivre ensemble in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vivre ensemble, spelled V-I-V-R-E- -E-N-S-E-M-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de vivre-ensemble.
- 2Cohabitation harmonieuse sur un même territoire de peuples et d’ethnies différentes.
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.
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Using “vivre ensemble”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-V-R-E- -E-N-S-E-M-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vi.vʁ‿ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.