# poultry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒltɹi/ · frequency rank #14,191

## Definitions
1. Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
2. The meat from a domestic fowl.

## Etymology
From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”).
For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.

## Easily confused with
- **poetry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poetry-vs-poultry)
- **paltry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paltry-vs-poultry)

## Common misspellings (11)
`opultry`, `polutry`, `poulltry`, `poulrty`, `poultrry`, `poultryy`, `poulttry`, `poultyr`, `poutlry`, `ppoultry`, `puoltry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poultry