poutine
pou·tine/puˈtin/noun
poutine is spelled P-O-U-T-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pou·tine). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poutine means “A dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poutine is poutines.
How many letters and syllables are in poutine?
| Letters | 7: P-O-U-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pou·tine |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is poutine?
Poutine appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 poutine?
- UK /puːˈtiːn/
- UK /pʉwˈtɪjn/
- US /puˈtin/
Poutine has 2 syllables, split pou·tine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-CA-Poutine.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with poutine?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poutine from its last stressed vowel (/in/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of poutine
- poutines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poutine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaA dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
Jean made an eight-hour trip across the border into Quebec just to satisfy his craving for poutine.
- 2
CanadaChiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish.
In Italian poutine, gravy is replaced with spaghetti sauce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poutine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a num:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poutine |
| German | Poutine |
| Portuguese | poutine |
| Spanish | poutine |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.