pas de patineur

\pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\

/\pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Technique de ski de fond créée dans les années 1970 et inspirée par le patinage.

Key facts for pas de patineur
PropertyValue
Headwordpas de patineur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pas de patineur” sits in French frequency

pas de patineur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pas de patineur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Technique de ski de fond créée dans les années 1970 et inspirée par le patinage.".

pas de patineur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pas de patineur, spelled P-A-S- -D-E- -P-A-T-I-N-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Technique de ski de fond créée dans les années 1970 et inspirée par le patinage.

Synonyms

skatingski patin

Antonyms

pas alternatif

This word in other languages

skating(English)

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 "pas de patineur"?
"pas de patineur" is spelled P-A-S- -D-E- -P-A-T-I-N-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\.
What does "pas de patineur" mean?
As a noun, "pas de patineur" means: Technique de ski de fond créée dans les années 1970 et inspirée par le patinage.
How do you pronounce "pas de patineur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pas de patineur" is \pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pas de patineur" come from?
"pas de patineur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pas de patineur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-S- -D-E- -P-A-T-I-N-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa də pa.ti.nœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list