parc à cochons
\paʁ.k‿a kɔ.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“parc à cochons” 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) - Lieu où on élève des porcs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parc-a-cochons · parc à cochons · French
parc à cochons · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | parc à cochons |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.k‿a kɔ.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « parc à cochons » en français
Rare enough to double-check
parc à cochons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.k‿a kɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for parc à cochons, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is parc à cochons, spelled P-A-R-C- -À- -C-O-C-H-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Lieu où on élève des porcs.
- 2Endroit particulièrement sale et en désordre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parc à cochons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moi, à l’âge de 7 ans, mes parents me faisaient nettoyer les parcs à cochons. Ils étaient plus propres que certaines maisons d’aujourd’hui ! », persifle-t-il.
« Et que dira-t-il quand il verra cette chambre ? Un vrai parc à cochons ! »
Synonyms
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.