pesse
\pɛs\
The verdict
“pesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des noms vernaculaires de l’épicéa.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pesse · pesse · French
pesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | pesse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pesse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pesse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pesse, spelled P-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Un des noms vernaculaires de l’épicéa.
- 2Herbe aquatique, de nom scientifique Hippuris vulgaris.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pesse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le débit de bois de la pesse, de même que celui du sapin, est en planches de différents échantillons.
Déblayer les décombres, choisir sur pied les fûts de pesses et de feuillards où il débiterait le solivage, la charpente et les planchers, les abattre, approcher les billes du chantier, attendre qu’elles sèchent, les écorcer, les équarrir, tailler mille et une tuiles de tavaillon, voilées à la hachette sur un billot scarifié.
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.