de plain-pied
\də plɛ̃.pje\
The verdict
“de plain-pied” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sans monter ni descendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-plain-pied · de plain-pied · French
de plain-pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | de plain-pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də plɛ̃.pje\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de plain-pied” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
de plain-pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də plɛ̃.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
de plain-pied doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is de plain-pied, spelled D-E- -P-L-A-I-N---P-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Sans monter ni descendre.
- 2Sans que cela souffre de difficulté.
- 3Directement, sans préambule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de plain-pied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Arrivé au bout du passage, il atteignit l’escalier, descendit les premières marches, et bientôt se trouva de plain-pied avec le cimetière de l’abbaye, […].
Le jour finissait, et quelque fois c’était en pleine nuit que la marée du soir nous ramenait à la côte et nous déposait de plain-pied sur les galets.
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