piste de danse

\pist də dɑ̃s\

/\pist də dɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“piste de danse” 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) - Endroit où l’on danse au sein d’un établissement.

Key facts for piste de danse
PropertyValue
Headwordpiste de danse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pist də dɑ̃s\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piste de danse” sits in French frequency

piste de danse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

piste de danse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pist də dɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Endroit où l’on danse au sein d’un établissement.".

Zero misspellings are on record for piste de danse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is piste de danse, spelled P-I-S-T-E- -D-E- -D-A-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endroit où l’on danse au sein d’un établissement.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piste de danse"?
"piste de danse" is spelled P-I-S-T-E- -D-E- -D-A-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pist də dɑ̃s\.
What does "piste de danse" mean?
As a noun, "piste de danse" means: Endroit où l’on danse au sein d’un établissement.
How do you pronounce "piste de danse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piste de danse" is \pist də dɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piste de danse" come from?
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Using “piste de danse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-S-T-E- -D-E- -D-A-N-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pist də dɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list