peser

/\pə.ze\/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,751

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

peser is aFrenchverb. It means: Examiner la pesanteur d’une chose, la rapporter à un poids déterminé. Pronounced \pə.ze\. It ranks #8,751 in French word frequency. Often confused with peur and pose.

Key facts for peser
PropertyValue
Headwordpeser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pə.ze\
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,751
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of peser in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for peser is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ze\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,751 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for peser, with forms such as "epser", "peesr", and "peserr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "peur", "pose", "pète", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is peser, spelled P-E-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Examiner la pesanteur d’une chose, la rapporter à un poids déterminé.
  2. 2
    Mesurer la masse volumique d’un liquide pour déterminer sa concentration en un élément particulier.
  3. 3
    Apprécier, estimer la valeur d’une chose.
  4. 4
    Examiner attentivement une chose, pour en connaître le fort et le faible.
  5. 5
    Avoir un certain poids.
  6. 6
    Occuper un certain espace de stockage, en parlant d'un fichier.
  7. 7
    Avoir une certaine valeur.
  8. 8
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
  9. 9
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
  10. 10
    Appuyer fortement sur une chose, faire sentir son poids.
  11. 11
    Appuyer fortement sur une chose, faire sentir son poids.
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
    Exercer sur la conscience un chagrin, un ressentiment, un repentir.
  16. 16
    Causer de la peine, de l’inquiétude ou de l’embarras.
  17. 17
    Demeurer plus longtemps, insister plus longtemps.
  18. 18
    Exercer sur quelqu’un de l’influence, une sorte de contrainte morale.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epser,peesr,peserr,pesre,pesser,ppeser,pseer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peser

Misspelling Variants of "peser"

epser5peesr5peserr6pesre5pesser6ppeser6pseer5
Misspelling Variants of "peser"

Frequency rank: #8,751 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peser"?
"peser" is spelled P-E-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ze\.
What does "peser" mean?
As a verb, "peser" means: Examiner la pesanteur d’une chose, la rapporter à un poids déterminé.
What words are commonly confused with "peser"?
"peser" is commonly confused with "peur", "pose", "pète". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peser" is \pə.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peser" come from?
"peser" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.