par-dessus
\paʁ də.sy\
The verdict
“par-dessus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sur ; au-delà de ; par-delà.
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-dessus · par-dessus · French
par-dessus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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-dessus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \paʁ də.sy\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
par-dessus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \paʁ də.sy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sur ; au-delà de ; par-delà.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for par-dessus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is par-dessus, spelled P-A-R---D-E-S-S-U-S.
Definition
- 1Sur ; au-delà de ; par-delà.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par-dessus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Maxime, refasciné par la beauté du mobilier, qui pour un tapissier aurait valu six mille francs, trouva le malheureux vieillard, jaune de sa jaunisse, au coin du feu, la tête enveloppée dans deux madras, et un bonnet de coton par-dessus, emmitouflé comme un lustre, abattu, ne pouvant pas parler, enfin si délabré, que le comte fut forcé de s’entendre avec…
Une corde, munie d’une sorte de ralingue, avait été lancée par-dessus le vide et s’était accrochée à un fragment de garde-fou.
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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.