pavement

\pav.mɑ̃\

/\pav.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“pavement” is an uncommon French word, ranked #54,785 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,785
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de paver.

Key facts for pavement
PropertyValue
Headwordpavement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pav.mɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,785
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pavement” 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). pavement lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pavement is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pav.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #54,785 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pavement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pavement, spelled P-A-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de paver.
  2. 2
    Matériaux qu’on emploie pour cet effet et, plus particulièrement, des ouvrages de luxe et de goût qui forment les pavages intérieurs.

Synonyms

pavage

This word in other languages

paving(English)pavimento(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 "pavement"?
"pavement" is spelled P-A-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pav.mɑ̃\.
What does "pavement" mean?
As a noun, "pavement" means: Action de paver.
How do you pronounce "pavement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pavement" is \pav.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pavement" come from?
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Using “pavement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-V-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pav.mɑ̃\ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list