lice-po

\lis.pɔ\

/\lis.pɔ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La police

Corpus desk

Index FR-lice-po · lice-po · French

lice-po · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for lice-po
PropertyValue
Headwordlice-po
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lis.pɔ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lice-po » en français

lice-poreste 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

lice-po is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lis.pɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La police".

lice-po has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lice-po, spelled L-I-C-E---P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    La police

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lice-po appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C'est Maître Gims, pas du Pascal Obispo Ferme-là cinq minutes, guette un peu comment qu'il s'pose J'suis toujours dispo, pour tous ceux qu'en disent trop Sé-po au pied d'un bistrot, des tofs avec la lice-po

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 "lice-po"?
"lice-po" is spelled L-I-C-E---P-O. The IPA pronunciation is \lis.pɔ\.
What does "lice-po" mean?
As a noun, "lice-po" means: La police
How do you pronounce "lice-po"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lice-po" is \lis.pɔ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lice-po" come from?
"lice-po" 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