par cœur
\paʁ kœʁ\
The verdict
“par cœur” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De mémoire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | par cœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \paʁ kœʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “par cœur” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for par cœur is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ kœʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
par cœur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is par cœur, spelled P-A-R- -C-Œ-U-R.
Definition
- 1De mémoire.
- 2Complétement, à fond, de fond en comble. S’emploie généralement avec le verbe connaitre
- 3Sans manger.
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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 “par cœur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-R- -C-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ kœʁ\ (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.