XIVe

\ka.tɔʁ.zjɛm\

/\ka.tɔʁ.zjɛm\/ adj

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The verdict

“XIVe” sits in 14 confusable pairs (corpus #16,273) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,273
frequency rank, French
62
“X” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-xive · XIVe · French

XIVe · rank #16,273 · 4 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,273
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 62
  • PHOTO-FINISH woman

Nearest frequency peer: woman (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “XIVe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “XIVe” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

XIVe vs XV
50% similar
XIVe vs XXe
50% similar
XIVe vs XVe
75% similar

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

Key facts for XIVe
PropertyValue
HeadwordXIVe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.tɔʁ.zjɛm\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,273
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “XIVe” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.XIVese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « woman » (#16,272), « Yougoslavie » (#16,274), « where » (#16,271). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for XIVe is neighbouring look-alikes ("XV", "XXe", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced \ka.tɔʁ.zjɛm\. Frequency #16,273 among 62 “X” headwords. Gloss: "Quatorzième.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for XIVe, with forms such as "ixve", "xiev", and "xivve". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "XV", "XXe", "XVe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is XIVe, spelled X-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quatorzième.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ixve
  • xiev
  • xivve
  • xxive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of XIVe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ixve2xiev2xivve1xxive1
Edit distance from "XIVe"

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 "XIVe"?
"XIVe" is spelled X-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.tɔʁ.zjɛm\.
What does "XIVe" mean?
As an adjective, "XIVe" means: Quatorzième.
What words are commonly confused with "XIVe"?
"XIVe" is commonly confused with "XV", "XXe", "XVe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "XIVe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "XIVe" is \ka.tɔʁ.zjɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "XIVe" come from?
"XIVe" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vrac#16,269UQAM#16,260tuez#16,258bits#16,308

What to do next

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  • "XIVe" maps to 14 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "XV". View pair
  • 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #16,273 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "X" letter cohort. X–Z browse

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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