fonds de pension
\fɔ̃ də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“fonds de pension” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fonds d’investissement spécifique à la retraite par capitalisation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fonds-de-pension · fonds de pension · French
fonds de pension · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | fonds de pension |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ̃ də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fonds de pension » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fonds de pension is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔ̃ də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fonds d’investissement spécifique à la retraite par capitalisation.".
No misspelling variants are generated for fonds de pension in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fonds de pension, spelled F-O-N-D-S- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fonds d’investissement spécifique à la retraite par capitalisation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fonds de pension appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’expérience des « eurodollars » (dollars créés par des opérations de crédit sur des comptes en dehors des États-Unis), acquise dans les années 1960 sous le regard bienveillant des autorités britanniques, facilitera la montée des « zinzins » (« investisseurs institutionnels » : fonds de pension, fonds de placement, compagnies d’assurances…).
Les fonds de pension néerlandais, dans le conseil desquels siègent les syndicats, gèrent, sur toutes les places de la planètes, un trésor de 642 milliards de florins.
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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.