pis
French, conjunction/pi/
pis is spelled P-I-S (3 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,324th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pis is a French conjunction meaning “and, besides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a comparative degree of mal: worse. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Et, puis”.
What does pis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineudder
conjunction
- 1
colloquialand, besides
adverb
- 1
datedcomparative degree of mal: worse
Il est, de nos jours, très mal vu d’avouer qu’on a été un bon élève. Encore pis de s’en vanter.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mamelle de bête laitière (vache, brebis, etc.). 2. Sein de la femme. 3. Trayon. 4. Pièce de viande bovine correspondant à la poitrine avec le paleron.
noun: 1. Le pire.
adverb: 1. Comparatif de mal : Plus mal, plus désavantageusement, d’une manière plus fâcheuse.
adverb: 1. Variante de puis.
conjunction: 1. Et, puis.
interjection: 1. Réponse à une observation par laquelle le locuteur manifeste, parfois avec arrogance, qu’il assume la réalité de cette observation ou qu’elle le laisse indifférent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pis
- pi alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pis?
- /pi/
- \pi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pis in French?
pis appears 23 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).