jeter de la poudre aux yeux
\ʒə.te də la pu.dʁ‿o.z‿jø\
The verdict
“jeter de la poudre aux yeux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chercher à éblouir autrui par un éclat souvent illusoire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jeter-de-la-poudre-aux-y · jeter de la poudre aux yeux · French
jeter de la poudre aux yeux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 27 letters
- VOW-12 12 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeter de la poudre aux yeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʒə.te də la pu.dʁ‿o.z‿jø\ |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
jeter de la poudre aux yeux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒə.te də la pu.dʁ‿o.z‿jø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chercher à éblouir autrui par un éclat souvent illusoire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jeter de la poudre aux yeux, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jeter de la poudre aux yeux, spelled J-E-T-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-O-U-D-R-E- -A-U-X- -Y-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Chercher à éblouir autrui par un éclat souvent illusoire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jeter de la poudre aux yeux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mme Gay n’a pas un sou vaillant […] elle vit en faisant des dettes […] elle jette de la poudre aux yeux des gens de la société, en affichant un luxe insolent.
Le banquier Jeannin était faible, confiant, un peu vaniteux. Il aimait jeter de la poudre aux yeux, et confondait volontiers « être » avec « paraître ».
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.