par force
\paʁ fɔʁs\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | par force |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \paʁ fɔʁs\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1En employant la force, la violence, en surmontant tous les obstacles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how par force appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On le fit entrer par force dans la prison.
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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.