poitrine
/ˈpɔɪ.tɹin/noun
poitrine is spelled P-O-I-T-R-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poitrine means “The breastplate of a knight's armour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poitrine is poitrines.
How many letters and syllables are in poitrine?
| Letters | 8: P-O-I-T-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poitrine?
Poitrine appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce poitrine?
- /ˈpɔɪ.tɹin/
- /ˌpwɑˈtɹin/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-poitrine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poitrine
- poitrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poitrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The breastplate of a knight's armour.
- 2
Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”).
- 3
Chest, bosom, especially of a woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poitrine come from?
From French poitrine or a Middle or Old French predecessor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).