livre de poche

\livʁ də pɔʃ\

/\livʁ də pɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“livre 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) - Livre de petit format, à couverture souple, facile à emporter avec soi et de faible prix.

Corpus desk

Index FR-livre-de-poche · livre de poche · French

livre 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « livre de poche » en français

livre de pochesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

livre de poche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \livʁ də pɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list