pfiou
French, interjection\pfju\
pfiou is a French interjection meaning “phew; Onomatopoeia emphasizing an endurance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Onomatopée soulignant le caractère contraignant ou difficile d’une chose”.
What does pfiou mean in English?
interjection
- 1
phew; Onomatopoeia emphasizing an endurance.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Onomatopée soulignant le caractère contraignant ou difficile d’une chose. 2. Onomatopée marquant le soulagement.
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.
How do you pronounce pfiou?
- \pfju\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pfiou in French?
pfiou 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).