pleasure

\ˈplɛʒ.ɚ\

/\ˈplɛʒ.ɚ\/ noun

The verdict

“pleasure” is uncommon French (frequency #61,791 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,791
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plaisir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pleasure · pleasure · French

pleasure · rank #61,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,791
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH PLAI

Nearest frequency peer: PLAI (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « pleasure »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « pleasure » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pleasure
PropertyValue
Headwordpleasure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈplɛʒ.ɚ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pleasure » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pleasuretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « PLAI » (#61,790), « Poligny » (#61,792), « polyuréthane » (#61,793). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pleasure » est au #61,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pleasure is uncommon French at frequency #61,791 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈplɛʒ.ɚ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pleasure in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pleasure, spelled P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plaisir.
  2. 2
    (Dans un nom composé) De plaisance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A pleasure boat.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pleasure"?
"pleasure" is spelled P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈplɛʒ.ɚ\.
What does "pleasure" mean?
As a noun, "pleasure" means: Plaisir.
How do you pronounce "pleasure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pleasure" is \ˈplɛʒ.ɚ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pleasure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list