Pater noster
\pa.tɛʁ nɔs.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“Pater noster” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prière chrétienne qui commence par ces deux mots; « Pater noster … ».
Corpus desk
Index FR-pater-noster · Pater noster · French
Pater noster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Pater noster |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.tɛʁ nɔs.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Pater noster is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.tɛʁ nɔs.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prière chrétienne qui commence par ces deux mots; « Pater noster … ».".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pater noster in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Pater noster, spelled P-A-T-E-R- -N-O-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Prière chrétienne qui commence par ces deux mots; « Pater noster … ».
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pater noster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le prieur de Jorvaulx se signa aussi, et dit un Pater noster auquel tous les assistants se joignirent avec dévotion, à l’exception du juif, des Sarrasins et du templier.
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.