papier peint
\pa.pje.pɛ̃\
The verdict
“papier peint” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Papier de différentes espèces et de toutes sortes de couleurs et de dessins, imitant les étoffes, les lambris, l’architecture, etc., que l’on emploie pour tapisser les murs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papier peint |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.pje.pɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “papier peint” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
papier peint is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.pje.pɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papier de différentes espèces et de toutes sortes de couleurs et de dessins, imitant les étoffes, les lambris, l’architecture, etc., que l’on emploie pour tapisser les murs.".
papier peint doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is papier peint, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R- -P-E-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1Papier de différentes espèces et de toutes sortes de couleurs et de dessins, imitant les étoffes, les lambris, l’architecture, etc., que l’on emploie pour tapisser les murs.
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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 “papier peint”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-A-P-I-E-R- -P-E-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pa.pje.pɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.