cheval du pauvre

\ʃə.val dy povʁ\

/\ʃə.val dy povʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Âne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cheval-du-pauvre · cheval du pauvre · French

cheval du pauvre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cheval du pauvre
PropertyValue
Headwordcheval du pauvre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.val dy povʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cheval du pauvre » en français

cheval du pauvrereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cheval du pauvre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.val dy povʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Âne.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cheval du pauvre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cheval du pauvre, spelled C-H-E-V-A-L- -D-U- -P-A-U-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Âne.

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 "cheval du pauvre"?
"cheval du pauvre" is spelled C-H-E-V-A-L- -D-U- -P-A-U-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.val dy povʁ\.
What does "cheval du pauvre" mean?
As a noun, "cheval du pauvre" means: Âne.
How do you pronounce "cheval du pauvre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheval du pauvre" is \ʃə.val dy povʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheval du pauvre" come from?
"cheval du pauvre" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list