pense-bête
\pɑ̃s bɛt\
The verdict
“pense-bête” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Collection de notes destinée à ne pas oublier les tâches à réaliser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pense-bete · pense-bête · French
pense-bête · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pense-bête |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃s bɛt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pense-bête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃s bɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Collection de notes destinée à ne pas oublier les tâches à réaliser.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pense-bête in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pense-bête, spelled P-E-N-S-E---B-Ê-T-E.
Definition
- 1Collection de notes destinée à ne pas oublier les tâches à réaliser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pense-bête appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certaines vont perdre le sens du temps, et il leur faudra un pense-bête.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.