paratennis de table

\pa.ʁa.te.nis də tabl\

/\pa.ʁa.te.nis də tabl\/ noun

The verdict

“paratennis de table” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tennis de table aux règles adaptées pour tenir compte des handicaps physiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paratennis-de-table · paratennis de table · French

paratennis de table · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 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.

Key facts for paratennis de table
PropertyValue
Headwordparatennis de table
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁa.te.nis də tabl\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « paratennis de table » en français

paratennis de tablen'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

paratennis de table is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ʁa.te.nis də tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tennis de table aux règles adaptées pour tenir compte des handicaps physiques.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paratennis de table, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is paratennis de table, spelled P-A-R-A-T-E-N-N-I-S- -D-E- -T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tennis de table aux règles adaptées pour tenir compte des handicaps physiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Malgré tout, « la visibilité du handisport s’améliore chaque année depuis les Jeux de Pékin en 2008. Bien sûr, ce n’est pas encore parfait, mais on avance », remarque Matéo Bohéas, le noméro trois mondial en paratennis de table.
  2. Le paratennis de table est un sport qui peut être joué debout ou assis.

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 "paratennis de table"?
"paratennis de table" is spelled P-A-R-A-T-E-N-N-I-S- -D-E- -T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.te.nis də tabl\.
What does "paratennis de table" mean?
As a noun, "paratennis de table" means: Tennis de table aux règles adaptées pour tenir compte des handicaps physiques.
How do you pronounce "paratennis de table"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paratennis de table" is \pa.ʁa.te.nis də tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paratennis de table" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list