foutre la paix
\fu.tʁə la pɛ\
The verdict
“foutre la paix” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laisser tranquille.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foutre la paix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fu.tʁə la pɛ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “foutre la paix” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for foutre la paix is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fu.tʁə la pɛ\. 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: "Laisser tranquille.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for foutre la paix, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is foutre la paix, spelled F-O-U-T-R-E- -L-A- -P-A-I-X.
Definition
- 1Laisser tranquille.
This word in other languages
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 “foutre la paix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-U-T-R-E- -L-A- -P-A-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fu.tʁə la pɛ\ (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.