pucelle
/pʊˈsɛl/
"pucelle" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pucelle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
Corpus desk
Index EN-pucelle · pucelle · English
pucelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pucelle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pʊˈsɛl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pucelle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pucelle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pʊˈsɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pucelle has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman pucele, Middle French pucele, perhaps from a Late Latin *pullicella, but the further etymology is disputed. Compare Sicilian pulla. The correct English form is pucelle, spelled P-U-C-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
- 2A prostitute, a slut.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pucelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But what's that Puzell whom they tearme so pure?
Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman pucele, Middle French pucele, perhaps from a Late Latin *pullicella, but the further etymology is disputed. Compare Sicilian pulla.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.