compte-pas
\kɔ̃t.pɑ\
The verdict
“compte-pas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument qui sert à mesurer le terrain parcouru à pied.
Corpus desk
Index FR-compte-pas · compte-pas · French
compte-pas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | compte-pas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃t.pɑ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
compte-pas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃t.pɑ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument qui sert à mesurer le terrain parcouru à pied.".
Zero misspellings are on record for compte-pas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is compte-pas, spelled C-O-M-P-T-E---P-A-S.
Definition
- 1Instrument qui sert à mesurer le terrain parcouru à pied.
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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.