pont suspendu

\pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\

/\pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\/ noun

The verdict

“pont suspendu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pont qui ne repose pas sur des piles et dont le tablier est suspendu au-dessus de l’eau par le moyen de chaînes ou de câbles d’acier tendus de l’une à l’autre rive.

Key facts for pont suspendu
PropertyValue
Headwordpont suspendu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pont suspendu” sits in French frequency

pont suspendu 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

pont suspendu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pont qui ne repose pas sur des piles et dont le tablier est suspendu au-dessus de l’eau par le moyen de chaînes ou de câbles d’acier tendus de l’une à l’autre rive.".

Zero misspellings are on record for pont suspendu in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pont suspendu, spelled P-O-N-T- -S-U-S-P-E-N-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pont qui ne repose pas sur des piles et dont le tablier est suspendu au-dessus de l’eau par le moyen de chaînes ou de câbles d’acier tendus de l’une à l’autre rive.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pont suspendu"?
"pont suspendu" is spelled P-O-N-T- -S-U-S-P-E-N-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\.
What does "pont suspendu" mean?
As a noun, "pont suspendu" means: Pont qui ne repose pas sur des piles et dont le tablier est suspendu au-dessus de l’eau par le moyen de chaînes ou de câbles d’acier tendus de l’une à l’autre rive.
How do you pronounce "pont suspendu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pont suspendu" is \pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pont suspendu" come from?
"pont suspendu" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pont suspendu”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-N-T- -S-U-S-P-E-N-D-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔ̃ sys.pɑ̃.dy\ (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