për

\ˈpǝr\

/\ˈpǝr\/ prep

The verdict

“për” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Afin de, pour, à.

Corpus desk

Index FR-per · për · French

për · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for për
PropertyValue
Headwordpër
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ˈpǝr\
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « për » en français

përreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

për is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˈpǝr\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Afin de, pour, à.".

për has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is për, spelled P-Ë-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Afin de, pour, à.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "për"?
"për" is spelled P-Ë-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpǝr\.
What does "për" mean?
As a preposition, "për" means: Afin de, pour, à.
How do you pronounce "për"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "për" is \ˈpǝr\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "për" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list