pincés
\pɛ̃.se\
The verdict
“pincés” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de pincé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pinces · pincés · French
pincés · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | pincés |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɛ̃.se\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pincés » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pincés is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɛ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de pincé.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pincés in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pincés, spelled P-I-N-C-É-S.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de pincé.
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.