pellée

\pɛ.le\

/\pɛ.le\/ noun

The verdict

“pellée” 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) - Synonyme de pelletée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pellee · pellée · French

pellée · 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 pellée
PropertyValue
Headwordpellée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ.le\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “pellée” se place dans la fréquence du français

pelléesiège 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

pellée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de pelletée.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pellée, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pellée, spelled P-E-L-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de pelletée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais nous , pauvres diables ! on nous porte à la fosse commune ; une pellée de terre , tout est dit , ni vu, ni connu , nous ne laissons pas de traces.

Synonyms

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 "pellée"?
"pellée" is spelled P-E-L-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ.le\.
What does "pellée" mean?
As a noun, "pellée" means: Synonyme de pelletée.
How do you pronounce "pellée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pellée" is \pɛ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pellée" come from?
"pellée" 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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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list