par la peau des dents
\paʁ la po de dɑ̃\
The verdict
“par la peau des dents” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De justesse (se dit généralement d’une victoire ou l'évitement d'un désastre).
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-la-peau-des-dents · par la peau des dents · French
par la peau des dents · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 la peau des dents |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \paʁ la po de dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
par la peau des dents is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \paʁ la po de dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De justesse (se dit généralement d’une victoire ou l'évitement d'un désastre).".
Zero misspellings are on record for par la peau des dents in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is par la peau des dents, spelled P-A-R- -L-A- -P-E-A-U- -D-E-S- -D-E-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1De justesse (se dit généralement d’une victoire ou l'évitement d'un désastre).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par la peau des dents appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’en est sorti par la peau des dents.
Mais c’est par la peau des dents que les visiteurs l’ont emporté, hier soir au Colisée, le but égalisateur heurtant le poteau à la droite du gardien Maxime Joyal avec seulement deux secondes à jouer.
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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.