pécore

\pe.kɔʁ\

/\pe.kɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit animal de troupeau, petite bête.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pecore · pécore · French

pécore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 pécore
PropertyValue
Headwordpécore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.kɔʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pécore » en français

pécorereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pécore is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.kɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit animal de troupeau, petite bête.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pécore, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pécore, spelled P-É-C-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit animal de troupeau, petite bête.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La chétive pécore s’enfla si bien qu’elle creva.

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 "pécore"?
"pécore" is spelled P-É-C-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.kɔʁ\.
What does "pécore" mean?
As a noun, "pécore" means: Petit animal de troupeau, petite bête.
How do you pronounce "pécore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pécore" is \pe.kɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pécore" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list