dans le pire des cas
\dɑ̃ lə piʁ de ka\
The verdict
“dans le pire des cas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans des conditions défavorables, au pire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dans-le-pire-des-cas · dans le pire des cas · French
dans le pire des cas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dans le pire des cas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃ lə piʁ de ka\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dans le pire des cas » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dans le pire des cas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ lə piʁ de ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans des conditions défavorables, au pire.".
dans le pire des cas has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 dans le pire des cas, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E- -P-I-R-E- -D-E-S- -C-A-S.
Definition
- 1Dans des conditions défavorables, au pire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dans le pire des cas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le pire des cas on le considérait comme une bête de somme utile, déjà capable d’effectuer des tâches complexes ; dans le meilleur des cas comme une âme fruste …
Le podophylle pelté (Podophyllum peltatum) est une plante indigène des bois humides de certaines régions du sud-est du Canada. […]. L’ingestion du fruit mûr peut, dans le pire des cas, produire une catharsie.
Antonyms
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.