as de pique
\ɑs də pik\
The verdict
“as de pique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carte à jouer dont la valeur est de un (ou onze) et dont l’enseigne est le pique (♠).
Corpus desk
Index FR-as-de-pique · as de pique · French
as de pique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | as de pique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑs də pik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
as de pique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑs də pik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
as de pique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is as de pique, spelled A-S- -D-E- -P-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Carte à jouer dont la valeur est de un (ou onze) et dont l’enseigne est le pique (♠).
- 2Très ancienne insulte dont le sens varia, tout d'abord d’imbécile ou de personnage laid, gringalet et chétif, puis d’individu étrange et drôle.
- 3Éminence triangulaire qui sert de couronnement à l’édifice du croupion chez les poulailles, canards, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how as de pique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfin ce mal bâti, ce maudit Jodelet, Depuis deux ou trois jours m'a prise pour une autre ; Je l'aurais bien frotté si ce n'est qu'il est vôtre. […]. Il m'en faut bien un autre, et d'une autre fabrique, C'est un beau marmouset, c'est un bel as de pique, […].
Marinette — Taisez-vous, as de pique.
This word in other languages
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.