pour de rire

\puʁ də ʁiʁ\

/\puʁ də ʁiʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“pour de rire” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pour s’amuser

Key facts for pour de rire
PropertyValue
Headwordpour de rire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\puʁ də ʁiʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pour de rire” sits in French frequency

pour de rire 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pour de rire is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \puʁ də ʁiʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for pour de rire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pour de rire, spelled P-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pour s’amuser
  2. 2
    En faisant semblant

Synonyms

pour de fauxpour rire

Antonyms

en vraipour de vraipour de bonsérieusement

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 "pour de rire"?
"pour de rire" is spelled P-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \puʁ də ʁiʁ\.
What does "pour de rire" mean?
As an adverb, "pour de rire" means: Pour s’amuser
How do you pronounce "pour de rire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pour de rire" is \puʁ də ʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pour de rire" come from?
"pour de rire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “pour de rire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \puʁ də ʁiʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list