pain de munition

\pɛ̃ də my.ni.sjɔ̃\

/\pɛ̃ də my.ni.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“pain de munition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pain qu’on fabrique pour les soldats.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pain-de-munition · pain de munition · French

pain de munition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for pain de munition
PropertyValue
Headwordpain de munition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ̃ də my.ni.sjɔ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pain de munition » en français

pain de munitionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pain de munition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ̃ də my.ni.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pain qu’on fabrique pour les soldats.".

Zero misspellings are on record for pain de munition in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pain de munition, spelled P-A-I-N- -D-E- -M-U-N-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pain qu’on fabrique pour les soldats.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pain de munition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le pain de munition est celui qu'on distribue aux troupes. Dans plusieurs parties de l’Europe, on le fait, soit avec de la farine de seigle, soit avec un mélange de cette même farine et de farine brute de froment. En France on se sert exclusivement d’excellente farine de froment blutée à vingt pour cent.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pain de munition"?
"pain de munition" is spelled P-A-I-N- -D-E- -M-U-N-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ̃ də my.ni.sjɔ̃\.
What does "pain de munition" mean?
As a noun, "pain de munition" means: Pain qu’on fabrique pour les soldats.
How do you pronounce "pain de munition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pain de munition" is \pɛ̃ də my.ni.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pain de munition" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list