piste cyclable
\pist si.klabl\
The verdict
“piste cyclable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voie de circulation réservée aux cyclistes, distincte de la chaussée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piste cyclable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pist si.klabl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piste cyclable” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
piste cyclable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pist si.klabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voie de circulation réservée aux cyclistes, distincte de la chaussée.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for piste cyclable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is piste cyclable, spelled P-I-S-T-E- -C-Y-C-L-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Voie de circulation réservée aux cyclistes, distincte de la chaussée.
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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.
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Using “piste cyclable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-I-S-T-E- -C-Y-C-L-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pist si.klabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.