pristine
\pʁi.stin\
The verdict
“pristine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Féminin singulier de pristin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pristine · pristine · French
pristine · 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 | pristine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁi.stin\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pristine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pristine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁi.stin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de pristin.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pristine, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pristine, spelled P-R-I-S-T-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de pristin.
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.