à pleins poumons

\a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\

/\a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“à pleins poumons” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En emplissant entièrement ses poumons.

Key facts for à pleins poumons
PropertyValue
Headwordà pleins poumons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à pleins poumons” sits in French frequency

à pleins poumons falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à pleins poumons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à pleins poumons, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à pleins poumons, spelled À- -P-L-E-I-N-S- -P-O-U-M-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    En emplissant entièrement ses poumons.
  2. 2
    Comme si l'on vidait ses poumons, parlant d’un cri, d’une parole, d’un chant.

This word in other languages

full-throated(English)a todo pulmón(Español)lauthals(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à pleins poumons"?
"à pleins poumons" is spelled À- -P-L-E-I-N-S- -P-O-U-M-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\.
What does "à pleins poumons" mean?
As an adverb, "à pleins poumons" means: En emplissant entièrement ses poumons.
How do you pronounce "à pleins poumons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à pleins poumons" is \a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à pleins poumons" come from?
"à pleins poumons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “à pleins poumons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -P-L-E-I-N-S- -P-O-U-M-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list