huître de poulet

\ɥitʁ də pu.lɛ\

/\ɥitʁ də pu.lɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“huître de poulet” 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) - Morceau de viande délicat se trouvant au-dessus du croupion d’une volaille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-huitre-de-poulet · huître de poulet · French

huître de poulet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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 huître de poulet
PropertyValue
Headwordhuître de poulet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɥitʁ də pu.lɛ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « huître de poulet » en français

huître de pouletsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

huître de poulet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɥitʁ də pu.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Morceau de viande délicat se trouvant au-dessus du croupion d’une volaille.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for huître de poulet, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is huître de poulet, spelled H-U-Î-T-R-E- -D-E- -P-O-U-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de viande délicat se trouvant au-dessus du croupion d’une volaille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Également appelé « huîtres de poulet », le sot-l’y-laisse est une pièce de volaille qui se trouve sur les cotés du croupion…
  2. Couper le long de la colonne vertébrale à angle droit par rapport à cela et supprimer les « huîtres de poulet », qui est la partie tendre dont la qualité correspond à celle de la poitrine.

Synonyms

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 "huître de poulet"?
"huître de poulet" is spelled H-U-Î-T-R-E- -D-E- -P-O-U-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɥitʁ də pu.lɛ\.
What does "huître de poulet" mean?
As a noun, "huître de poulet" means: Morceau de viande délicat se trouvant au-dessus du croupion d’une volaille.
How do you pronounce "huître de poulet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huître de poulet" is \ɥitʁ də pu.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huître de poulet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list