peau
French, noun/po/
peau is spelled P-E-A-U (4 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written French, the 1,293rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peau is a French feminine noun meaning “skin of a person or animal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Enveloppe d’un corps humain ou animal”.
What does peau mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineskin of a person or animal
- 2
femininehide, fur
- 3
feminineskin (protective outer layer of a plant or fruit)
- 4
feminineskin formed on top of certain prepared foods
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Enveloppe d’un corps humain ou animal. 2. La personne elle-même. 3. Dépouille de l’animal ; cuir. 4. Parties tendineuses et coriaces qui se trouvent dans la viande.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of peau
- peaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peau?
- /po/
- \po\
- [po]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peau in French?
peau appears 65 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).