pour de vrai
\puʁ də vʁɛ\
The verdict
“pour de vrai” 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) - Réellement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pour de vrai |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \puʁ də vʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pour de vrai” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for pour de vrai is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \puʁ də vʁɛ\. 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.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pour de vrai, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pour de vrai, spelled P-O-U-R- -D-E- -V-R-A-I.
Definition
- 1Réellement.
- 2Sans simuler.
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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.
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Using “pour de vrai”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-R- -D-E- -V-R-A-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \puʁ də vʁɛ\ (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.