pour sûr
\puʁ syʁ\
The verdict
“pour sûr” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De façon certaine, certainement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pour-sur · pour sûr · French
pour sûr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pour sûr |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \puʁ syʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pour sûr » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pour sûr is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \puʁ syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De façon certaine, certainement.".
pour sûr has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pour sûr, spelled P-O-U-R- -S-Û-R.
Definition
- 1De façon certaine, certainement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pour sûr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cela, pour sûr, avait commencé, les jours ou les autres gamines s’enfuyaient, au milieu de leurs jeux, s’il venait à paraître, tandis qu’elle, souriante, le museau en l’air, attendait qu’il lui donnât en passant une petite tape sur la joue.
— Voilà mon fils debout, il n’a pas besoin d’elle. Martine qui s’était remise à planter ses poireaux, la taille cassée en deux, se redressa vivement. — Ah ! ça, pour sûr !
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.