par-dessus le compte
The verdict
“par-dessus le compte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par-dessus le marché; de plus et pour faire bonne mesure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-dessus-le-compte · par-dessus le compte · French
par-dessus le compte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 le compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « par-dessus le compte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
par-dessus le compte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Par-dessus le marché; de plus et pour faire bonne mesure.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for par-dessus le compte, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is par-dessus le compte, spelled P-A-R---D-E-S-S-U-S- -L-E- -C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1Par-dessus le marché; de plus et pour faire bonne mesure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par-dessus le compte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette semaine, nous avons eu deux décès : les deux habitants les plus âgés, qui, par-dessus le compte, étaient le plus avare et la plus acariâtre.
Ah ! mes bons Prussiens et autres avale-choucroute , pensait-il, comme je donnerais bien la moitié de mon bagage et mes galons de caporal par-dessus le compte, pour vous avoir au bout de ma canardière comme un troupeau de bécasses !
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.