point de vue
\pwɛ̃ də vy\
The verdict
“point de vue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu d’où l’on regarde, site d’observation, panorama.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-de-vue · point de vue · French
point de vue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 de vue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ də vy\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point de vue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point de vue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ də vy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for point de vue in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is point de vue, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -V-U-E.
Definition
- 1Lieu d’où l’on regarde, site d’observation, panorama.
- 2Manière de voir les choses, façon de considérer un problème, notamment dans les locutions « au point de vue » ou « à tout point de vue ».
- 3Opinion particulière, personnelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how point de vue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par une douce soirée du mois d’août, en 1821, deux personnes gravissaient les chemins pierreux […] et se dirigeaient vers les hauteurs pour y admirer sans doute les points de vue multipliés qu’on y découvre.
Prenant pour point de départ notre point de vue, c’est-à-dire la Terre où nous sommes, nous pouvons de là nous diriger vers les autres planètes de notre système […]
This word in other languages
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.