pâte dentifrice
\pɑt dɑ̃.ti.fʁis\
The verdict
“pâte dentifrice” 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 September 3, 2026) - Dentifrice présenté sous forme de pâte, généralement en tube.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pate-dentifrice · pâte dentifrice · French
pâte dentifrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 dentifrice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑt dɑ̃.ti.fʁis\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pâte dentifrice » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pâte dentifrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑt dɑ̃.ti.fʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dentifrice présenté sous forme de pâte, généralement en tube.".
pâte dentifrice has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pâte dentifrice, spelled P-Â-T-E- -D-E-N-T-I-F-R-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Dentifrice présenté sous forme de pâte, généralement en tube.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pâte dentifrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le verre à dent familial, bien en vue sur l’étagère fixée au mur, semblait le narguer sournoisement avec tous ces manches de brosse pointés vers lui et au milieu son tube de pâte dentifrice « Signal ».
Mes dents sont toujours saines car je les brosse deux fois par jour avec la pâte dentifrice Kolynos.
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.