paitre
\pɛtʁ\
The verdict
“paitre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de paître.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paitre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paitre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
paitre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de paître.".
paitre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is paitre, spelled P-A-I-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de paître.
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.
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Using “paitre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-I-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɛtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.