pied de page

\pje də paʒ\

/\pje də paʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“pied de page” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément textuel ou graphique placé au bas des pages d’un document, logo, numéro de page, nom et coordonnées de l’émetteur du document.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pied-de-page · pied de page · French

pied de page · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 pied de page
PropertyValue
Headwordpied de page
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pje də paʒ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pied de page » en français

pied de pagen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pied de page is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pje də paʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément textuel ou graphique placé au bas des pages d’un document, logo, numéro de page, nom et coordonnées de l’émetteur du document.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pied de page, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pied de page, spelled P-I-E-D- -D-E- -P-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément textuel ou graphique placé au bas des pages d’un document, logo, numéro de page, nom et coordonnées de l’émetteur du document.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pied de page"?
"pied de page" is spelled P-I-E-D- -D-E- -P-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pje də paʒ\.
What does "pied de page" mean?
As a noun, "pied de page" means: Élément textuel ou graphique placé au bas des pages d’un document, logo, numéro de page, nom et coordonnées de l’émetteur du document.
How do you pronounce "pied de page"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pied de page" is \pje də paʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pied de page" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list