p.m.
\pe.ɛm\
The verdict
“p.m.” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De l’après-midi, du soir. Note d’usage : Indique l’heure sur le cadran de 12 heures située entre midi (inclus) et minuit (non-inclus).
Corpus desk
Index FR-p-m · p.m. · French
p.m. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | p.m. |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pe.ɛm\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « p.m. » en français
Rare enough to double-check
p.m. is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pe.ɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De l’après-midi, du soir. Note d’usage : Indique l’heure sur le cadran de 12 heures située entre midi (inclus) et minuit (non-inclus).".
p.m. has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is p.m., spelled P-.-M-..
Definition
- 1De l’après-midi, du soir. Note d’usage : Indique l’heure sur le cadran de 12 heures située entre midi (inclus) et minuit (non-inclus).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how p.m. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A 1 : 00 p.m., il y a beaucoup trop de monde chez Cipriani Downtown, j’attends Stanislas depuis un bon quart d’heure et j’essaie par tous les moyens de me donner une contenance
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.