peau de vache
\po d(ə) vaʃ\
The verdict
“peau de vache” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Individu méchant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peau de vache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \po d(ə) vaʃ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peau de vache” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
peau de vache is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \po d(ə) vaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Individu méchant.".
Zero misspellings are on record for peau de vache in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is peau de vache, spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -V-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Individu méchant.
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.
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Using “peau de vache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-A-U- -D-E- -V-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \po d(ə) vaʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.