lampe de poche
\lɑ̃p də pɔʃ\
The verdict
“lampe de poche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lampe électrique portable fonctionnant avec des accumulateurs ou des piles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lampe-de-poche · lampe de poche · French
lampe de poche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lampe de poche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃p də pɔʃ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lampe de poche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃p də pɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lampe électrique portable fonctionnant avec des accumulateurs ou des piles.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lampe de poche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lampe de poche, spelled L-A-M-P-E- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Lampe électrique portable fonctionnant avec des accumulateurs ou des piles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lampe de poche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle s’amuse à traquer les geckos avec sa lampe de poche.
L'un d'eux lui expliqua à mi-voix que la ronde nocturne et la lampe de poche permettaient juste le zieutage des craquettes et des zigounettes de celles et ceux qui sortaient de leurs cases pour pisser la nuit dans la nature.
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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.