livre de poche

\livʁ də pɔʃ\

/\livʁ də pɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“livre de poche” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Livre de petit format, à couverture souple, facile à emporter avec soi et de faible prix.

Key facts for livre de poche
PropertyValue
Headwordlivre de poche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\livʁ də pɔʃ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “livre de poche” sits in French frequency

livre de poche falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for livre de poche is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \livʁ də pɔʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Livre de petit format, à couverture souple, facile à emporter avec soi et de faible prix.".

No misspelling variants are generated for livre de poche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is livre de poche, spelled L-I-V-R-E- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Livre de petit format, à couverture souple, facile à emporter avec soi et de faible prix.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "livre de poche"?
"livre de poche" is spelled L-I-V-R-E- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \livʁ də pɔʃ\.
What does "livre de poche" mean?
As a noun, "livre de poche" means: Livre de petit format, à couverture souple, facile à emporter avec soi et de faible prix.
How do you pronounce "livre de poche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "livre de poche" is \livʁ də pɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "livre de poche" come from?
"livre de poche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “livre de poche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-V-R-E- -D-E- -P-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \livʁ də pɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list