lice-po
\lis.pɔ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lice-po |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lis.pɔ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lice-po » en français
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
- 1La police
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lice-po appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.