pied

\pje\

/\pje\/ noun

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The verdict

“pied” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #756 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#756
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie du corps humain située à l’extrémité des jambes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pied vs pré
25% similar
pied vs pis
50% similar
pied vs PME
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pied
PropertyValue
Headwordpied
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pje\
Letters4
Frequency rank#756
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pied” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pied lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pied is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pje\. Corpus data places it at rank #756 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 30 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pied, with forms such as "iped", "peid", and "pide". 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, "pré", "pis", "PME", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pied, spelled P-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie du corps humain située à l’extrémité des jambes.
  2. 2
    Chaussure correspondant à un pied particulier.
  3. 3
    Membre cuisiné d’un animal.
  4. 4
    Trace de la bête qu’on chasse.
  5. 5
    Organe musculeux typique chez les mollusques permettant le déplacement ou de se fixer.
  6. 6
    Partie non séparable d’une chose située à la base.
  7. 7
    Partie d’une construction proche du sol.
  8. 8
    Endroit le plus bas d’un site.
  9. 9
    Partie du tronc ou de la tige en rapport avec le sol.
  10. 10
    Point d’une droite située à l’intersection avec une droite perpendiculaire.
  11. 11
    Élément séparable soutenant une chose et la liant avec le sol.
  12. 12
    Ensemble de la plante.
  13. 13
    Plant de la vigne, cep de vigne.
  14. 14
    Plante dans son ensemble.
  15. 15
    Partie du carpophore entre le sol et le chapeau.
  16. 16
    Partie qui sert à soutenir un objet mobilier.
  17. 17
    Partie d’un objet servant de base.
  18. 18
    Base des tuyaux parlant de la facture d’orgues.
  19. 19
    Unité de mesure de longueur.
  20. 20
    Unité de longueur du système impérial britannique (symbole : ft). → voir foot.
  21. 21
    Ancienne unité de mesure de longueur française (symbole : P).
  22. 22
    Unité rythmique d’un vers ou d’une phrase permettant la scansion, comprenant un nombre déterminé de syllabes.
  23. 23
    Plaisir extrême.
  24. 24
    Inclinaison que l’on donne à des objets pour assurer leur assise, leur stabilité.
  25. 25
    Représentation entière d’un être.
  26. 26
    Ours en pied : Ours debout ; on dit plus fréquemment ours levé.
  27. 27
    Portrait debout.
  28. 28
    Place qu'on commence à occuper dans un endroit.
  29. 29
    Statut ; condition sociale.
  30. 30
    Conformément à ce qui a été établi.

Synonyms

arpionnougatpanardpaturonpetonripatonpinceausole pédieusebonheurpanardcepplantinclinaisonécartementfruitpente

This word in other languages

foot(English)pie(Español)Fuß(Deutsch)pé(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iped,peid,pide,piedd,ppied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pied - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iped2peid2pide2piedd1ppied1
Edit distance from "pied"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pied"?
"pied" is spelled P-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \pje\.
What does "pied" mean?
As a noun, "pied" means: Partie du corps humain située à l’extrémité des jambes.
What words are commonly confused with "pied"?
"pied" is commonly confused with "pré", "pis", "PME". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pied" is \pje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pied" come from?
"pied" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pied”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pré” - see the side-by-side comparison. pied vs pré
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list