peau de balle

\po də bal\

/\po də bal\/ adv

The verdict

“peau de balle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peau-de-balle · peau de balle · French

peau de balle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for peau de balle
PropertyValue
Headwordpeau de balle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\po də bal\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « peau de balle » en français

peau de ballesiège 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

peau de balle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \po də bal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rien.".

peau de balle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is peau de balle, spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -B-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how peau de balle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ils n’ont jamais rien, jamais de subvention de l’État, rien du tout, peau de balle.
  2. Les comptes du père et de la mère ne valent plus rien, que tchi, peau de balle, rien face à la tempête et à l’eau qui monte...

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 "peau de balle"?
"peau de balle" is spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -B-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \po də bal\.
What does "peau de balle" mean?
As an adverb, "peau de balle" means: Rien.
How do you pronounce "peau de balle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peau de balle" is \po də bal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peau de balle" come from?
"peau de balle" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list