pièce d’artifice

\pjɛs daʁ.ti.fis\

/\pjɛs daʁ.ti.fis\/ noun

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The verdict

“pièce d’artifice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objet explosif bruyant et lumineux utilisé dans la composition d’un feu d’artifice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-piece-d-artifice · pièce d’artifice · French

pièce d’artifice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for pièce d’artifice
PropertyValue
Headwordpièce d’artifice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pjɛs daʁ.ti.fis\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pièce d’artifice” sits in French frequency

pièce d’artifice falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pièce d’artifice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛs daʁ.ti.fis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Objet explosif bruyant et lumineux utilisé dans la composition d’un feu d’artifice.".

pièce d’artifice doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pièce d’artifice, spelled P-I-È-C-E- -D-’-A-R-T-I-F-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet explosif bruyant et lumineux utilisé dans la composition d’un feu d’artifice.

Synonyms

pièce

This word in other languages

firework(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pièce d’artifice"?
"pièce d’artifice" is spelled P-I-È-C-E- -D-’-A-R-T-I-F-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pjɛs daʁ.ti.fis\.
What does "pièce d’artifice" mean?
As a noun, "pièce d’artifice" means: Objet explosif bruyant et lumineux utilisé dans la composition d’un feu d’artifice.
How do you pronounce "pièce d’artifice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pièce d’artifice" is \pjɛs daʁ.ti.fis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pièce d’artifice" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list