pastös
\paˈstøːs\
The verdict
“pastös” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pâteux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pastos · pastös · French
pastös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastös |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \paˈstøːs\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pastös is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \paˈstøːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâteux.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pastös, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 pastös, spelled P-A-S-T-Ö-S.
Definition
- 1Pâteux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pastös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pastöse Produkte werden häufig in Tuben verkauft.
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.