faire les cent pas

\fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\

/\fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire les cent pas” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aller et venir en attendant quelque chose.

Key facts for faire les cent pas
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire les cent pas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire les cent pas” sits in French frequency

faire les cent pas falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for faire les cent pas is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Aller et venir en attendant quelque chose.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for faire les cent pas in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faire les cent pas, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-E-S- -C-E-N-T- -P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller et venir en attendant quelque chose.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faire les cent pas"?
"faire les cent pas" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-E-S- -C-E-N-T- -P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\.
What does "faire les cent pas" mean?
As a verb, "faire les cent pas" means: Aller et venir en attendant quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "faire les cent pas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire les cent pas" is \fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire les cent pas" come from?
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Using “faire les cent pas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -L-E-S- -C-E-N-T- -P-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pɑ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list