point d’affaire
\pwɛ̃ d‿a.fɛʁ\
The verdict
“point d’affaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nullement, en aucune manière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-d-affaire · point d’affaire · French
point d’affaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | point d’affaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ d‿a.fɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
point d’affaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pwɛ̃ d‿a.fɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nullement, en aucune manière.".
point d’affaire has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is point d’affaire, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-A-F-F-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Nullement, en aucune manière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how point d’affaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des conseils tant qu’il vous plaira, mais de l’argent point d’affaire.
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.