yvraie
\i.vʁɛ\
The verdict
“yvraie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de ivraie ou ivraie enivrante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-yvraie · yvraie · French
yvraie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" 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 | yvraie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.vʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
yvraie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.vʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de ivraie ou ivraie enivrante.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for yvraie, 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is yvraie, spelled Y-V-R-A-I-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de ivraie ou ivraie enivrante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how yvraie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’yvraie est proprement ce qui ressemble au froment comme l'avoine, & d'autres grains qui ressemblent au bled lorsqu'elles poussent leur première herbe.
L’y, dit-il, s’emploie au commencement des vocables où i viendrait seul, comme yvraie, yver, parce qu’il ne peut se joindre par sa forme avec la lettre suivante.
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.