paix
French, noun/pɛ/
paix is spelled P-A-I-X (4 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written French, the 902nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paix is a French feminine noun meaning “peace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Calme, repos, silence, éloignement du bruit ou des affaires”.
What does paix mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepeace
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calme, repos, silence, éloignement du bruit ou des affaires. 2. Concorde, tranquillité intérieure qui règne dans les États, dans les familles, dans les sociétés. 3. Situation tranquille d’un État, d’un peuple, d’un royaume, d’une famille, etc. 4. Traité qui termine une guerre.
interjection: 1. Interjection dont on se sert pour faire faire silence.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce paix?
- /pɛ/
- \pɛ\
- \pe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paix in French?
paix appears 93 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).