peau de zob

\po d‿zɔb\

/\po d‿zɔb\/ pron

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-peau-de-zob · peau de zob · French

peau de zob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 zob
PropertyValue
Headwordpeau de zob
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\po d‿zɔb\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

peau de zobsiège 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 zob is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \po d‿zɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rien.".

No misspelling variants are generated for peau de zob in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is peau de zob, spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -Z-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rien.

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 zob"?
"peau de zob" is spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -Z-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is \po d‿zɔb\.
What does "peau de zob" mean?
As a pronoun, "peau de zob" means: Rien.
How do you pronounce "peau de zob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peau de zob" is \po d‿zɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peau de zob" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list