peau divine
\po di.vin\
The verdict
“peau divine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Autre nom de la baudruche car, posée sur une plaie elle en activait la cicatrisation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-peau-divine · peau divine · French
peau divine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peau divine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \po di.vin\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
peau divine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \po di.vin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
peau divine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is peau divine, spelled P-E-A-U- -D-I-V-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Autre nom de la baudruche car, posée sur une plaie elle en activait la cicatrisation.
- 2Nom d'un onguent à base, entre autre, de poix, de graisse animale et végétale, utiliser pour hâter la cicatrisation et protéger la plaie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peau divine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La baudruche est connue sous le nom de peau divine, et l'on s'en sert pour guérir les coupures.
On a vanté outre mesure les condoms, vulgairement appelés capottes^([sic]). Ces appareils soi-disant prophylactiques sont fabriqués avec de la peau de baudruche ou peau divine comme la dénomment les corroyeurs. On en fait aussi avec du caoutchouc.
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.