faire pitié
\fɛʁ pi.tje\
The verdict
“faire pitié” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Provoquer de la pitié chez autrui.
| 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) |
Where “faire pitié” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for faire pitié is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ pi.tje\. 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: "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.
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.
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Using “faire pitié”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -P-I-T-I-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛʁ pi.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.