faire pitié
\fɛʁ pi.tje\
The verdict
“faire pitié” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provoquer de la pitié chez autrui.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-pitie · faire pitié · French
faire pitié · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire pitié |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ pi.tje\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire pitié » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire pitié is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ pi.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provoquer de la pitié chez autrui.".
Zero misspellings are on record for faire pitié in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire pitié, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -P-I-T-I-É.
Definition
- 1Provoquer de la pitié chez autrui.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire pitié appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu n’étais donc pas propre en Bretagne ? Mais c’est vrai, quand j’y allais acheter du fil, ça faisait pitié de les voir, ces sauvages-là !
Las de faire envie, ils tentent de faire pitié. Ils ont ouvert une partie de leurs archives à un historien marxiste, Bouvier, assez savamment pour le faire arriver à cette conclusion : « L’année 1871 commença la décadence des Rothschild. »
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.