par force

\paʁ fɔʁs\

/\paʁ fɔʁs\/ adv

The verdict

“par force” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En employant la force, la violence, en surmontant tous les obstacles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-par-force · par force · French

par force · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for par force
PropertyValue
Headwordpar force
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\paʁ fɔʁs\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « par force » en français

par forcen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

par force is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \paʁ fɔʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En employant la force, la violence, en surmontant tous les obstacles.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for par force, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is par force, spelled P-A-R- -F-O-R-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En employant la force, la violence, en surmontant tous les obstacles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how par force appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On le fit entrer par force dans la prison.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "par force"?
"par force" is spelled P-A-R- -F-O-R-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ fɔʁs\.
What does "par force" mean?
As an adverb, "par force" means: En employant la force, la violence, en surmontant tous les obstacles.
How do you pronounce "par force"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "par force" is \paʁ fɔʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "par force" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list