sur pied
\syʁ pje\
The verdict
“sur pied” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie une récolte qui n’est pas encore moissonnée, fauchée, vendangée, arrachée, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sur pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \syʁ pje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sur pied” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for sur pied is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \syʁ pje\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
sur pied doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 sur pied, spelled S-U-R- -P-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une récolte qui n’est pas encore moissonnée, fauchée, vendangée, arrachée, etc.
- 2Qualifie un arbre ou un peuplement debout, non abattu ; cette appellation, utilisée dans le cadre d’une vente, implique que c’est à l’acheteur d’exploiter les bois.
- 3Qualifie un animal d’élevage qui vit encore lors de la vente pour la cheville ou la boucherie.
- 4Prêt pour l’action.
- 5Personnifié.
Antonyms
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 “sur pied”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-U-R- -P-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \syʁ pje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.