argent de poche

\aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\

/\aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“argent de poche” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Somme qu’on destine à ses menus plaisirs, à ses petites dépenses personnelles.

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)

Where “argent de poche” sits in French frequency

argent de poche 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for argent de poche is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

This word in other languages

allowance(English)Taschengeld(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 "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?
"argent de poche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “argent de poche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \aʁ.ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list