dans la poche

\dɑ̃ la pɔʃ\

/\dɑ̃ la pɔʃ\/ adj

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The verdict

“dans la poche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-dans-la-poche · dans la poche · French

dans la poche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 dans la poche
PropertyValue
Headworddans la poche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dɑ̃ la pɔʃ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dans la poche” sits in French frequency

dans la 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.

Rare enough to double-check

dans la poche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɑ̃ la pɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

dans la poche has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dans la poche, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-A- -P-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sur soi.
  2. 2
    Pour soi.
  3. 3
    Acquérir sans difficultés.
  4. 4
    Acquérir sans difficultés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un toc-toc se fit entendre dans la poche de sa veste — (Paul Faury, Un caillou dans la poche, TheBookEdition, page 32)
  2. Nous leur disons de mettre leur fierté dans la poche avec leur mouchoir dessus ». Pas toujours évident.

Synonyms

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dans la poche"?
"dans la poche" is spelled D-A-N-S- -L-A- -P-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃ la pɔʃ\.
What does "dans la poche" mean?
As an adjective, "dans la poche" means: Sur soi.
How do you pronounce "dans la poche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dans la poche" is \dɑ̃ la pɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dans la poche" come from?
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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