pas de problème

\pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\

/\pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\/ intj

The verdict

“pas de problème” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce n’est pas grave.

Key facts for pas de problème
PropertyValue
Headwordpas de problème
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pas de problème” sits in French frequency

pas de problème 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pas de problème is 15 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pas de problème, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 pas de problème, spelled P-A-S- -D-E- -P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce n’est pas grave.
  2. 2
    D’accord.

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 problème"?
"pas de problème" is spelled P-A-S- -D-E- -P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\.
What does "pas de problème" mean?
As an interjection, "pas de problème" means: Ce n’est pas grave.
How do you pronounce "pas de problème"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pas de problème" is \pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pas de problème" come from?
"pas de problème" 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 problème”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-S- -D-E- -P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɑ də pʁɔ.blɛm\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list