French verbs that start with the letter P

Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “P”:

List of French verbs starting with P

pacifier: to pacify
pacser: to enter a civil union
pactiser: to make a pact
paganiser: to paganize
pagayer: to paddle
paginer: to paginate
pailler: to mulch
pailleter: to sprinkle with glitter
palabrer: to talk endlessly
palettiser: to palletize
pallier: to alleviate
palper: to feel (with hands)
palpiter: to throb
panacher: to variegate
paner: to bread (food)
panifier: to make bread
paniquer: paniikki
panser: sidontaan
pantoufler: to laze around
papillonner: to flutter about
papilloter: to flicker
papoter: keskustella
parachever: to complete
parachuter: to parachute
parader: to parade
parafer: to initial
paraffiner: to refine with paraffin
paraître: ilmestyy
paralyser: to paralyze
paramétrer: to configure
parapher: to sign
paraphraser: to paraphrase
parasiter: to parasitize
parcelliser: to parcel out
parcourir: to travel through
pardonner: to forgive
parer: to adorn
paresser: to be lazy
parfaire: to perfect
parfumer: to perfume
parier: to bet
parjurer: to perjure
parlementer: to negotiate
parler: to speak
parodier: to parody
parquer: to park
parqueter: to floor with parquet
parrainer: to sponsor
parsemer: to scatter
partager: to share
participer: to participate
particulariser: to individualize
partir: to leave
partitionner: to partition
partouser: to have group sex
partouzer: to engage in group sex
parvenir: tavoittaa
passer: to pass
passionner: to excite
pasteuriser: to pasteurize
pasticher: to parody
patauger: to wade
patienter: odottaa
patiner: to skate
patouiller: roiskia ympäriinsä
patronner: to sponsor
patrouiller: to patrol
paumer: to lose
paupériser: köyhdyttää
pavaner: to strut
paver: to pave
pavoiser: to adorn with flags
payer: to pay
paître: laiduntaa
pâlir: kalpenee
pâmer: to swoon
pâtir: to suffer
pâturer: laiduntaa
peaufiner: kiillottaa
peigner: to comb
peindre: to paint
peiner: to struggle
peinturlurer: to paint crudely
peler: kuorittava
pelleter: to shovel
peloter: to grope
pelotonner: to curl up
pelucher: to fluff
pencher: nojata
pendiller: to dangle
pendouiller: to hang down
pendre: ripustaa
penser: to think
percer: to pierce
percevoir: havaita
percher: to perch
percuter: to crash into
perdre: to lose
perdurer: to endure
perfectionner: to perfect
perforer: to perforate
perler: to bead
permettre: to allow
permuter: to swap
perpétrer: to perpetrate
perpétuer: to perpetuate
perquisitionner: to search (legally)
persifler: pilkata
persister: to persist
personnaliser: to personalize
personnifier: to personify
persuader: to persuade
persécuter: to persecute
persévérer: to persevere
perturber: to disturb
pervertir: to pervert
peser: to weigh
pester: to complain
petit-déjeuner: to have breakfast
peupler: to populate
pécher: to sin
pédaler: to pedal
pénaliser: to penalize
pénétrer: to penetrate
pépier: to chirp
péricliter: to decline
périmer: to expire
périr: to perish
pérorer: to hold forth
pétarader: to backfire (a vehicle)
péter: to fart
pétiller: to sparkle
pétrifier: to petrify
pétrir: to knead
pêcher: to fish
phagocyter: to engulf
philosopher: to philosophize
phosphater: to phosphate
phosphorer: to glow
photocopier: to photocopy
photographier: to photograph
phraser: to phrase
piaffer: to paw the ground
piailler: to chirp
pianoter: to tap (keyboard)
piauler: to whine
picoler: to booze
picorer: nokkiminen
picoter: to tingle
pieuter: to hit the sack (slang)
pifer: to tolerate (informal)
pigeonner: to swindle
piger: to get (understand)
pigmenter: to pigment
pignocher: to pick at food
piler: to grind
piller: to pillage
pilonner: pommittaa
piloter: to pilot
pimenter: to spice up
pinailler: to nitpick
pincer: to pinch
pinter: to drink (alcohol)
piocher: kaivaa
pioncer: to sleep (informal)
pipeauter: to lie (informal)
piper: to cheat
pique-niquer: to have a picnic
piquer: to sting
piqueter: to picket
pirater: to pirate
pirouetter: to pirouette
pisser: to pee
pister: to track
pistonner: to pull strings
pitcher: to pitch
pitonner: to piton (climbing)
pivoter: to pivot
piéger: to trap
piétiner: to trample
placarder: to post (a notice)
placer: to place
plafonner: to cap
plagier: to plagiarize
plaider: to plead
plaindre: to pity
plaire: to please
plaisanter: vitsailla
plancher: to work on
planchéier: to cover with planks
planer: to soar
planifier: to plan
planquer: to hide
planter: to plant
plaquer: to tackle
plastifier: to laminate
plastiquer: pommittaa
plastronner: to strut
platiner: to platinum-plate
pleurer: to cry
pleurnicher: to whine
pleuvasser: tihkua
pleuvoir: to rain
pleuvoter: tihkua
plier: to fold
plisser: to crease
plomber: to seal
plonger: to dive
ployer: to bend
plumer: to pluck
pluviner: tihkua
plâtrer: to plaster
plébisciter: hyväksyä
pocher: salametsästys
podcaster: to podcast
poignarder: to stab
poiler: to cover with hair
poindre: to dawn
pointer: to point
poinçonner: to punch
poireauter: to wait around
poisser: to make sticky
poivrer: to pepper
polariser: to polarize
polir: kiillottaa
politiser: to politicize
polluer: to pollute
polycopier: to print copies
polémiquer: to debate
pommader: to apply ointment
pommer: to set fruit
pomper: to pump
pomponner: to doll up
poncer: to sand
ponctionner: to extract
ponctuer: to punctuate
pondre: to lay (eggs)
pondérer: tasapainottaa
ponter: to stake (gambling)
pontifier: to pontificate
populariser: to popularize
porter: to carry
portraitiser: to paint portraits
portraiturer: to portray
poser: to pose
positionner: to position
positiver: to stay positive
posséder: to possess
postdater: to postdate
poster: to post
postillonner: to spray saliva
postposer: lykätä
postsynchroniser: to dub (film)
postuler: soveltaa
potasser: to study hard
potentialiser: to potentiate
potiner: juoruilla
poudrer: to powder
poudroyer: to stir up dust
pouffer: to giggle
pouliner: to foal
pouponner: hemmotella
pourchasser: to chase
pourfendre: to slay
pourlécher: to lick
pourrir: to rot
poursuivre: to pursue
pourvoir: to provide
pousser: to push
poutser: to clean (Swiss French)
pouvoir: to be able to
poétiser: to poeticize
poêler: to fry
pratiquer: to practice
prendre: to take
prescrire: to prescribe
pressentir: to sense
presser: painaa
pressurer: to squeeze
pressuriser: to pressurize
prier: to pray
primer: to reward
priser: to value
privatiser: to privatize
priver: to deprive
privilégier: to favor
proclamer: to proclaim
procréer: to procreate
procurer: to procure
procéder: to proceed
prodiguer: to lavish
produire: to produce
profaner: to desecrate
professer: to profess
profiler: to profile
profiter: to profit
proférer: to utter
programmer: to program
progresser: to progress
prohiber: to prohibit
projeter: to project
proliférer: to proliferate
prolonger: to prolong
prolétariser: to proletarianize
promener: to take for a walk
promettre: to promise
promouvoir: to promote
promulguer: to promulgate
prononcer: to pronounce
pronostiquer: to predict
propager: to spread
prophétiser: to prophesy
proportionner: to proportion
proposer: to propose
propulser: to propel
proroger: to extend
proscrire: to proscribe
prospecter: to prospect
prospérer: to prosper
prosterner: to prostrate
prostituer: to prostitute
protester: to protest
protéger: to protect
prouver: to prove
provenir: to come from
provisionner: toimittaa
provoquer: to provoke
précautionner: to take precautions
préchauffer: to preheat
précipiter: to precipitate
préciser: to clarify
précompter: to deduct in advance
préconiser: to advocate
précéder: to precede
prédestiner: to predestine
prédire: to predict
prédisposer: to predispose
prédominer: to predominate
prédéfinir: to predefine
prédéterminer: to predetermine
préexister: to preexist
préfacer: to preface
préfigurer: to foreshadow
préfixer: to prefix
préférer: to prefer
préjuger: to prejudge
prélasser: to lounge
prélever: to take a sample
préluder: to prelude
prémunir: to protect
préméditer: to premeditate
prénommer: to name
préoccuper: huolehtia
préparer: valmistella
préposer: määrittää
préprogrammer: to preprogram
prérégler: to preset
présager: to foretell
présenter: to present
préserver: to preserve
présider: to preside
présumer: to presume
présupposer: to presuppose
présélectionner: to preselect
prétendre: to claim
prétexter: to pretend
prévaloir: to prevail
prévenir: to prevent
prévoir: to foresee
préétablir: to predetermine
prêcher: to preach
prêter: to lend
prôner: to advocate
psalmodier: to chant
psychanalyser: to psychoanalyze
publier: to publish
puer: to stink
puiser: to draw (from a source)
pulluler: to proliferate
pulvériser: to pulverize
punaiser: to pin
punir: to punish
purger: to purge
purifier: to purify
putréfier: to rot
pyrograver: to burn wood (pyrography)