panse
\pɑ̃s\
The verdict
“panse” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #36,987 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,987
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ventre.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | panse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #36,987 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “panse” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for panse is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,987 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for panse, with forms such as "apnse", "pansse", and "pasne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pas", "pays", "pose", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 panse, spelled P-A-N-S-E.
Definition
- 1Ventre.
- 2Premier estomac des ruminants ; rumen ; herbier.
- 3Partie renflée d’une chose.
- 4Bedaine
- 5Ancien bateau de pêche hollandais.
- 6Partie courbe d’une lettre contenant un espace intérieur.
- 7Partie centrale d’une cloche, la plus grande, qui transmet les vibrations.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apnse,pansse,pasne,pnase,ppanse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of panse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “panse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-N-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pas” - see the side-by-side comparison. panse vs pas
- 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.