par-dessous
\paʁ də.su\
The verdict
“par-dessous” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par le côté qui est en dessous.
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-dessous · par-dessous · French
par-dessous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | par-dessous |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \paʁ də.su\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
par-dessous is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \paʁ də.su\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Par le côté qui est en dessous.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for par-dessous in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is par-dessous, spelled P-A-R---D-E-S-S-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Par le côté qui est en dessous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par-dessous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prenez-le par-dessous.
Passez par-dessous.
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.