bulletin de paie

\byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\

/\byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bulletin de paie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Document indiquant le salaire d’un employé, ainsi que détail des taxes et des assurances prélevées sur son salaire.

Key facts for bulletin de paie
PropertyValue
Headwordbulletin de paie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bulletin de paie” sits in French frequency

bulletin de paie 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.

Rare enough to double-check

bulletin de paie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Document indiquant le salaire d’un employé, ainsi que détail des taxes et des assurances prélevées sur son salaire.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bulletin de paie, 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 bulletin de paie, spelled B-U-L-L-E-T-I-N- -D-E- -P-A-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document indiquant le salaire d’un employé, ainsi que détail des taxes et des assurances prélevées sur son salaire.

This word in other languages

payslip(English)

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 "bulletin de paie"?
"bulletin de paie" is spelled B-U-L-L-E-T-I-N- -D-E- -P-A-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\.
What does "bulletin de paie" mean?
As a noun, "bulletin de paie" means: Document indiquant le salaire d’un employé, ainsi que détail des taxes et des assurances prélevées sur son salaire.
How do you pronounce "bulletin de paie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bulletin de paie" is \byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bulletin de paie" come from?
"bulletin de paie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bulletin de paie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-L-L-E-T-I-N- -D-E- -P-A-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \byl.tɛ̃ də pɛ\ (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