lâcher pied
\lɑ.ʃe pje\
The verdict
“lâcher pied” 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) - Reculer, s’enfuir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lacher-pied · lâcher pied · French
lâcher pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lâcher pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \lɑ.ʃe pje\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lâcher pied » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lâcher pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lɑ.ʃe pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lâcher pied, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lâcher pied, spelled L-Â-C-H-E-R- -P-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Reculer, s’enfuir.
- 2Céder, montrer de la faiblesse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lâcher pied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle accusait sa bru d’être trop paresseuse ou trop souillon, mais, après deux ou trois rudes batailles où Annatjie n’avait pas lâché pied, Katje s’était aperçue qu’elle avait une maîtresse femme sous son toit et les deux Hollandaises avaient cherché des compromis.
N’allez pas lâcher pied dans cette occasion, tenez ferme.
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.