panier de crabes

\pa.nje də kʁab\

/\pa.nje də kʁab\/ noun

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The verdict

“panier de crabes” 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 May 6, 2026) - Groupe d’individus se comportant méchamment les uns vis-à-vis des autres.

Key facts for panier de crabes
PropertyValue
Headwordpanier de crabes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.nje də kʁab\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “panier de crabes” sits in French frequency

panier de crabes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

panier de crabes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.nje də kʁab\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Groupe d’individus se comportant méchamment les uns vis-à-vis des autres.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for panier de crabes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is panier de crabes, spelled P-A-N-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-R-A-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Groupe d’individus se comportant méchamment les uns vis-à-vis des autres.

Synonyms

nid de vipère

This word in other languages

nest of vipers(English)Haifischbecken(Deutsch)

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 "panier de crabes"?
"panier de crabes" is spelled P-A-N-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-R-A-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.nje də kʁab\.
What does "panier de crabes" mean?
As a noun, "panier de crabes" means: Groupe d’individus se comportant méchamment les uns vis-à-vis des autres.
How do you pronounce "panier de crabes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panier de crabes" is \pa.nje də kʁab\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panier de crabes" come from?
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Using “panier de crabes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-N-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-R-A-B-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.nje də kʁab\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list