pédanterie
French, noun\pe.dɑ̃t.ʁi\
pédanterie is spelled P-É-D-A-N-T-E-R-I-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 100,007th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pédanterie is a French feminine noun meaning “pedantry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Air pédant, manières pédantes”.
What does pédanterie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepedantry
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Air pédant, manières pédantes. 2. Érudition pédante. Étalage de distinctions subtiles et sans intérêt.
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 pédanterie
- pédanteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pédanterie?
- \pe.dɑ̃t.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pédanterie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pédanterie in French?
pédanterie appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).