battre le pavé

\ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\

/\ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\/ verb

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The verdict

“battre le pavé” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - 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) - Errer.

Key facts for battre le pavé
PropertyValue
Headwordbattre le pavé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “battre le pavé” sits in French frequency

battre le pavé 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 battre le pavé is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\. 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.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for battre le pavé, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 battre le pavé, spelled B-A-T-T-R-E- -L-E- -P-A-V-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Errer.
  2. 2
    Manifester.

Synonyms

battre la ruebattre la villebattre les ruesbattre le trottoirdéambulererrerflânerrôdervaguer

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 "battre le pavé"?
"battre le pavé" is spelled B-A-T-T-R-E- -L-E- -P-A-V-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\.
What does "battre le pavé" mean?
As a verb, "battre le pavé" means: Errer.
How do you pronounce "battre le pavé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "battre le pavé" is \ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "battre le pavé" come from?
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Using “battre le pavé”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-T-T-R-E- -L-E- -P-A-V-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ba.tʁə lə pa.ve\ (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