pav

\ˈpaw\

/\ˈpaw\/ noun

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The verdict

“pav” is uncommon French (frequency #81,428 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,428
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Patte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pav · pav · French

pav · rank #81,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,428
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH patronus

Nearest frequency peer: patronus (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « pav »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « pav » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pav
PropertyValue
Headwordpav
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpaw\
Letters3
Frequency rank#81,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pav » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pavtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « patronus » (#81,427), « Patrizia » (#81,426), « pegi » (#81,430). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pav » est au #81,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pav is uncommon French at frequency #81,428 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpaw\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pav, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pav, spelled P-A-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Patte.
  2. 2
    Jambe (de pantalon).
  3. 3
    Mancheron (de charrue).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pav appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Darn a oa deuet ken berr o favioù ma veze gwelet al loeroù gris reolennel a-us d’ar botoù ler du hag uhel.

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 "pav"?
"pav" is spelled P-A-V. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpaw\.
What does "pav" mean?
As a noun, "pav" means: Patte.
How do you pronounce "pav"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pav" is \ˈpaw\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pav" come from?
"pav" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pav", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

PLD#81,445OPJ#81,408mui#81,361kuo#81,301

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list