pain d’autel
The verdict
“pain d’autel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hostie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pain-d-autel · pain d’autel · French
pain d’autel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | pain d’autel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pain d’autel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pain d’autel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hostie.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pain d’autel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pain d’autel, spelled P-A-I-N- -D-’-A-U-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Hostie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pain d’autel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le prix des matières premières étant peu considérable, la procure d'un séminaire pourrait livrer les pains d’autel à meilleur marché que ne le font les laïques , et ce serait un revenu net et assuré, que l'on pourrait appliquer à la fondation de quelques bourses.
Le pain d’autel dont se sert l'église de Vrigne-aux-Bois a huit centimètres de diamètre. Il est épais, friable et spongieux. L'empreinte qui se dessine à la surface représente une croix sans crucifix.
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.