depuis peu

\də.pɥi pø\

/\də.pɥi pø\/ adv

The verdict

“depuis peu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Il y a peu de temps ; récemment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depuis-peu · depuis peu · French

depuis peu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for depuis peu
PropertyValue
Headworddepuis peu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\də.pɥi pø\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « depuis peu » en français

depuis peureste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

depuis peu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də.pɥi pø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Il y a peu de temps ; récemment.".

depuis peu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 depuis peu, spelled D-E-P-U-I-S- -P-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Il y a peu de temps ; récemment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how depuis peu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces pèlerins la détrompèrent là dessus , en l'assurant que Pierre étoit encore tout plein de vie ; qu'ils l'avoient vu depuis peu dans la ville de Belmarin , faisant sa cour au Roi des Sarrazins , […].
  2. Par la suite, seul le vaccin du tétanos – depuis peu associé d'office à celui de la diphtérie – est refait régulièrement, en cas de blessure.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "depuis peu"?
"depuis peu" is spelled D-E-P-U-I-S- -P-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \də.pɥi pø\.
What does "depuis peu" mean?
As an adverb, "depuis peu" means: Il y a peu de temps ; récemment.
How do you pronounce "depuis peu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "depuis peu" is \də.pɥi pø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "depuis peu" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list