pas pire

\pɑ piʁ\

/\pɑ piʁ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pas mal.

Key facts for pas pire
PropertyValue
Headwordpas pire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɑ piʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pas pire” sits in French frequency

pas pire 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 pire is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɑ piʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pas mal.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pas pire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 pire, spelled P-A-S- -P-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pas mal.

Synonyms

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 pire"?
"pas pire" is spelled P-A-S- -P-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ piʁ\.
What does "pas pire" mean?
As an adjective, "pas pire" means: Pas mal.
How do you pronounce "pas pire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pas pire" is \pɑ piʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pas pire" come from?
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Using “pas pire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-S- -P-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɑ piʁ\ (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