voire même

\vwaʁ mɛm\

/\vwaʁ mɛm\/ adv

The verdict

“voire même” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vraiment même, « voire » signifiant « vraiment » jusqu’au milieu du xixᵉ siècle.

Key facts for voire même
PropertyValue
Headwordvoire même
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\vwaʁ mɛm\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voire même” sits in French frequency

voire même falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for voire même is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vwaʁ mɛm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vraiment même, « voire » signifiant « vraiment » jusqu’au milieu du xixᵉ siècle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for voire même in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is voire même, spelled V-O-I-R-E- -M-Ê-M-E.

Definition

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    Vraiment même, « voire » signifiant « vraiment » jusqu’au milieu du xixᵉ siècle.

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 "voire même"?
"voire même" is spelled V-O-I-R-E- -M-Ê-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vwaʁ mɛm\.
What does "voire même" mean?
As an adverb, "voire même" means: Vraiment même, « voire » signifiant « vraiment » jusqu’au milieu du xixᵉ siècle.
How do you pronounce "voire même"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voire même" is \vwaʁ mɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voire même" come from?
"voire même" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “voire même”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-I-R-E- -M-Ê-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vwaʁ mɛm\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list