repose-pied

\ʁə.poz.pje\

/\ʁə.poz.pje\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siège bas pour poser un pied ou les pieds.

Corpus desk

Index FR-repose-pied · repose-pied · French

repose-pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for repose-pied
PropertyValue
Headwordrepose-pied
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.poz.pje\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « repose-pied » en français

repose-piedreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repose-pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.poz.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for repose-pied in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is repose-pied, spelled R-E-P-O-S-E---P-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siège bas pour poser un pied ou les pieds.
  2. 2
    Cale-pied, partie d'un matériel servant à faire reposer ou à caler les pieds.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how repose-pied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Chaise longue « Pi » et son repose-pied, 1983, métal peint et cuir, vendue 31 000 euros en 2021.
  2. Dans l’intensité cruelle du trafic, il faut deviner les notes de Jeux interdits, mais le guitariste entre deux âges a eu le cran d’installer son petit tabouret et son repose-pied au milieu du trottoir, rue Ordener.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repose-pied"?
"repose-pied" is spelled R-E-P-O-S-E---P-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.poz.pje\.
What does "repose-pied" mean?
As a noun, "repose-pied" means: Siège bas pour poser un pied ou les pieds.
How do you pronounce "repose-pied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repose-pied" is \ʁə.poz.pje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repose-pied" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list