pilaire
\pi.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“pilaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a rapport aux poils.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pilaire · pilaire · French
pilaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | pilaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pi.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pilaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pilaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pi.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a rapport aux poils.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pilaire, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 pilaire, spelled P-I-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport aux poils.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pilaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Système pilaire, ensemble des poils qui couvrent un animal, une plante.
Synonyms
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.