pâte brisée
\pɑt bʁi.ze\
The verdict
“pâte brisée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pâte friable à structure homogène, obtenue par mélange de farine, de matière grasse et d’eau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pate-brisee · pâte brisée · French
pâte brisée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | pâte brisée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑt bʁi.ze\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pâte brisée » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pâte brisée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑt bʁi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâte friable à structure homogène, obtenue par mélange de farine, de matière grasse et d’eau.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pâte brisée in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pâte brisée, spelled P-Â-T-E- -B-R-I-S-É-E.
Definition
- 1Pâte friable à structure homogène, obtenue par mélange de farine, de matière grasse et d’eau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pâte brisée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faire une pâte brisée avec 1½ tasse de farine, 3 cuillerées à table de beurre, 3 cuillerées à table de saindoux, 1 cuillerée à thé de poudre a pâte, 1 pincée de sel, eau froide.
Découvrez des fonds de tarte incroyables de légèreté et de saveur qui vous feront oublier les pâtes brisées ou feuilletées.
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.