payen
French\pa.jɛ̃\
payen is a French noun. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Traverse de la roue à potier, sur laquelle l’ouvrier appuie ses pieds”; the English Wiktionary has no entry for it yet.
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Traverse de la roue à potier, sur laquelle l’ouvrier appuie ses pieds.
noun: 1. Païen.
adjective: 1. Païen.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of payen
- payens plural
- payenne feminine
- payennes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce payen?
- \pa.jɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is payen in French?
payen appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).