pied au plancher
\pje a plɑ̃.ʃe\
The verdict
“pied au plancher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En essayant de faire avancer son automobile le plus vite possible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pied-au-plancher · pied au plancher · French
pied au plancher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | pied au plancher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pje a plɑ̃.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pied au plancher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pied au plancher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pje a plɑ̃.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pied au plancher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pied au plancher, spelled P-I-E-D- -A-U- -P-L-A-N-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1En essayant de faire avancer son automobile le plus vite possible.
- 2Le plus rapidement possible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pied au plancher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En combinaison agricole, Edouard Pasquier passe la tête : « 118,7 euros », lance-t-il, avant de repartir pied au plancher nourrir ses 600 bovins.
En quelques minutes, pied au plancher, le fougueux Lermontov conduit sa supérieure sur le lieu des fouilles.
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.