valoir la peine

\va.lwaʁ la pɛn\

/\va.lwaʁ la pɛn\/ verb

The verdict

“valoir la peine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mériter que l’on fasse des efforts.

Corpus desk

Index FR-valoir-la-peine · valoir la peine · French

valoir la peine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 valoir la peine
PropertyValue
Headwordvaloir la peine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\va.lwaʁ la pɛn\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « valoir la peine » en français

valoir la peinereste 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

valoir la peine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \va.lwaʁ la pɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mériter que l’on fasse des efforts.".

No misspelling variants are generated for valoir la peine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is valoir la peine, spelled V-A-L-O-I-R- -L-A- -P-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mériter que l’on fasse des efforts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how valoir la peine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les époques de leurs mues devançant toujours celles de la masse, si leur nombre n’en vaut pas la peine, c’est un surcroît de soin dont on fait bien de se débarrasser. Mais lorsqu’on recueille les avant-coureurs d’une grande quantité d’œufs, cela en vaut la peine, et je puis affirmer d’après bon nombre d’expériences que j’ai faites là dessus, que ces vers…
  2. — Tu nous joueras bien un peu quelques fantaisies ? dîmes-nous. — Si les choses en valent la peine, dit-il, pourquoi pas ? Eh bien, on allait s’arranger pour que les choses en vaillent la peine.

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 "valoir la peine"?
"valoir la peine" is spelled V-A-L-O-I-R- -L-A- -P-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \va.lwaʁ la pɛn\.
What does "valoir la peine" mean?
As a verb, "valoir la peine" means: Mériter que l’on fasse des efforts.
How do you pronounce "valoir la peine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valoir la peine" is \va.lwaʁ la pɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valoir la peine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list