pahouin
\pa.wɛ̃\
The verdict
“pahouin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Relatif aux Pahouins, aux Fangs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pahouin · pahouin · French
pahouin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pahouin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pa.wɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pahouin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pahouin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pa.wɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Pahouins, aux Fangs.".
pahouin has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pahouin, spelled P-A-H-O-U-I-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux Pahouins, aux Fangs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pahouin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un tiers des nôtres s’est déjà débiné. Pour les remplacer, il va falloir nous adresser aux chefs indigènes. Les Allemands, heureusement, sont dans le même cas que nous, si bien que, nous et eux, nous allons être obligés de faire la cour aux roitelets pahouins.
… incapable de distinguer une contrefaçon … un objet de bazar d'une figurine pahouin …
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.