patère

\pa.tɛʁ\

/\pa.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“patère” is uncommon French (frequency #87,929 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,929
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coupe de bronze ou d’argile, munie quelquefois d’un manche, dont les anciens faisaient usage dans les sacrifices.

Key facts for patère
PropertyValue
Headwordpatère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.tɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,929
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “patère” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). patère lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patère is uncommon French at frequency #87,929 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for patère in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is patère, spelled P-A-T-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coupe de bronze ou d’argile, munie quelquefois d’un manche, dont les anciens faisaient usage dans les sacrifices.
  2. 2
    Ornement de cuivre doré, qui sert à tenir écartés et drapés les rideaux d’une fenêtre.
  3. 3
    Ornement de bois, de cuivre doré ou bronzé ou d’autre matière, généralement fixé au mur, dont on se sert pour suspendre divers objets.
  4. 4
    Ornement de forme circulaire imitant une patère antique.
  5. 5
    Portemanteau mural.
  6. 6
    Portemanteau sur pied.
  7. 7
    Pièce, généralement en bois, que l'on fixe sur un mur ou que l'on noie dans la maçonnerie pour pouvoir y installer ensuite une prise ou un interrupteur électrique.

Synonyms

crochet

This word in other languages

percha(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "patère"?
"patère" is spelled P-A-T-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.tɛʁ\.
What does "patère" mean?
As a noun, "patère" means: Coupe de bronze ou d’argile, munie quelquefois d’un manche, dont les anciens faisaient usage dans les sacrifices.
How do you pronounce "patère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patère" is \pa.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patère" come from?
"patère" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “patère”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-T-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.tɛʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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