pb
French, noun\pʁɔ.blɛm\
pb is spelled P-B (2 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written French, the 15,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pb is a French noun meaning “abbreviation of problème (“problem”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Problème”.
What does pb mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalabbreviation of problème (“problem”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Problème.
noun: 1. Point de base.
noun: 1. Abréviation de paire de bases.
noun: 1. Petit bois.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pb
- pbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pb?
- \pʁɔ.blɛm\
- \pe.be\
- \pə.ti bwa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pb in French?
pb appears 3.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).