argent de poche

\aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\

/\aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“argent de poche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Somme qu’on destine à ses menus plaisirs, à ses petites dépenses personnelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argent-de-poche · argent de poche · French

argent de poche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for argent de poche
PropertyValue
Headwordargent de poche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « argent de poche » en français

argent de pochen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

argent de poche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Somme qu’on destine à ses menus plaisirs, à ses petites dépenses personnelles.".

argent de poche has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is argent de poche, spelled A-R-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somme qu’on destine à ses menus plaisirs, à ses petites dépenses personnelles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how argent de poche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il s'était donc résigné à se passer de train de maison. […]. Sa devise était tout pour l’argent de poche, et il la mettait en pratique. Aussi, avait-il, comme on dit, le louis facile, et ces dames du monde où l'on s'amuse lui en savaient gré.
  2. Ce caractère modeste est bien sûr relatif car tributaire des ressources de chacun, mais la modicité des sommes en cause reste avant tout un élément de définition de l’argent de poche.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "argent de poche"?
"argent de poche" is spelled A-R-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\.
What does "argent de poche" mean?
As a noun, "argent de poche" means: Somme qu’on destine à ses menus plaisirs, à ses petites dépenses personnelles.
How do you pronounce "argent de poche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argent de poche" is \aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argent de poche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list