zone piétonne

\zon pje.tɔn\

/\zon pje.tɔn\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espace urbain réservé à l’usage des piétons, les véhicules n’y sont admis que sous certaines conditions très restrictives.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zone-pietonne · zone piétonne · French

zone piétonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 zone piétonne
PropertyValue
Headwordzone piétonne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zon pje.tɔn\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « zone piétonne » en français

zone piétonnesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zone piétonne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zon pje.tɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espace urbain réservé à l’usage des piétons, les véhicules n’y sont admis que sous certaines conditions très restrictives.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zone piétonne, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 zone piétonne, spelled Z-O-N-E- -P-I-É-T-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace urbain réservé à l’usage des piétons, les véhicules n’y sont admis que sous certaines conditions très restrictives.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La zone piétonne qui existait déjà a été transformée en un plus grand espace à faible trafic, composée de cinq zones, dont la surface totale atteint 51 ha. Auparavant, la zone piétonne était accessible sur autorisation entre 11 heures et 18h et ouverte à tous en dehors de cette plage horaire. Avec le temps il s’est avéré que beaucoup trop d’autorisations…

Synonyms

espace piétonsecteur piétonnier

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zone piétonne"?
"zone piétonne" is spelled Z-O-N-E- -P-I-É-T-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \zon pje.tɔn\.
What does "zone piétonne" mean?
As a noun, "zone piétonne" means: Espace urbain réservé à l’usage des piétons, les véhicules n’y sont admis que sous certaines conditions très restrictives.
How do you pronounce "zone piétonne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zone piétonne" is \zon pje.tɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zone piétonne" come from?
"zone piétonne" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list