havre de paix
\ɑvʁ(ə) də pɛ\
The verdict
“havre de paix” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où l'on va pour se reposer, goûter une paix profonde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-havre-de-paix · havre de paix · French
havre de paix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | havre de paix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑvʁ(ə) də pɛ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “havre de paix” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
havre de paix is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑvʁ(ə) də pɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for havre de paix, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is havre de paix, spelled H-A-V-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-I-X.
Definition
- 1Lieu où l'on va pour se reposer, goûter une paix profonde.
- 2Lieu où l'on peut se réfugier d'un monde trop violent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how havre de paix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Humberto, âgé de 23 ans, est le régisseur d'un château normand entouré de vastes bois, de jardins, de prés, de mares; cet espace champêtre et solitaire est pour lui un havre de paix.
Dépeuplé par l’émigration massive, un village roumain a annoncé fin 2015 accueillir à ses frais des familles démunies. Six mois plus tard, Concesti est devenu un havre de paix pour des femmes victimes de violences conjugales.
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