envoyer paître
\ɑ̃.vwa.je pɛtʁ\
The verdict
“envoyer paître” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se débarrasser de façon expéditive et cavalière de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-envoyer-paitre · envoyer paître · French
envoyer paître · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | envoyer paître |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.vwa.je pɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « envoyer paître » en français
Rare enough to double-check
envoyer paître is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.vwa.je pɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se débarrasser de façon expéditive et cavalière de quelqu’un.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for envoyer paître, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is envoyer paître, spelled E-N-V-O-Y-E-R- -P-A-Î-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Se débarrasser de façon expéditive et cavalière de quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how envoyer paître appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a passé dans la nuit environ trois mille déserteurs de toutes armes. Ils ont couché emmi les champs, jetant leurs fusils, leurs bidons, et envoyant paître leurs officiers.
Elle tenta d’entraîner François et, comme celui-ci l’envoyait paître, elle l’abandonna, ouvrit la porte et la referma violemment.
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.