pare-chocs
\paʁ ʃɔk\
The verdict
“pare-chocs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément de carrosserie permettant d’atténuer les chocs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pare-chocs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ ʃɔk\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pare-chocs” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pare-chocs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ ʃɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pare-chocs, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pare-chocs, spelled P-A-R-E---C-H-O-C-S.
Definition
- 1Élément de carrosserie permettant d’atténuer les chocs.
- 2Les seins d’une femme.
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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.
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Using “pare-chocs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-E---C-H-O-C-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ ʃɔk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.