pilier de comptoir

\pi.lje də kɔ̃.twaʁ\

/\pi.lje də kɔ̃.twaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui a l’habitude d’aller dans les cafés ou les bars.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pilier-de-comptoir · pilier de comptoir · French

pilier de comptoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 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 pilier de comptoir
PropertyValue
Headwordpilier de comptoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.lje də kɔ̃.twaʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pilier de comptoir » en français

pilier de comptoirreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pilier de comptoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.lje də kɔ̃.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui a l’habitude d’aller dans les cafés ou les bars.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pilier de comptoir, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

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 pilier de comptoir, spelled P-I-L-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-T-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui a l’habitude d’aller dans les cafés ou les bars.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pilier de comptoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. D’habitude, chaque année, quand arrive le dernier dimanche d’octobre, les piliers de comptoir aiment discuter et rediscuter encore du passage à l’heure d’hiver qui fait gagner aux fêtards du samedi soir soixante minutes de sommeil supplémentaires.

Synonyms

pilier d’estaminetpilier de barpilier de bistrot

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 "pilier de comptoir"?
"pilier de comptoir" is spelled P-I-L-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-T-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.lje də kɔ̃.twaʁ\.
What does "pilier de comptoir" mean?
As a noun, "pilier de comptoir" means: Personne qui a l’habitude d’aller dans les cafés ou les bars.
How do you pronounce "pilier de comptoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pilier de comptoir" is \pi.lje də kɔ̃.twaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list