péloche

\pe.lɔʃ\

/\pe.lɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pellicule pour la photographie argentique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peloche · péloche · French

péloche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 péloche
PropertyValue
Headwordpéloche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.lɔʃ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « péloche » en français

pélochen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

péloche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.lɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pellicule pour la photographie argentique.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for péloche, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is péloche, spelled P-É-L-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pellicule pour la photographie argentique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est marrant, pour ma part j’avais conservé mon matos argentique, je l’ai sous les yeux tous les jours […]. Dans le frigo, non loin des biniouses j’ai également conservé quelques péloches en tout genre un peu comme un trésor de guerre.
  2. Ce soir, j’ai chargé une péloche Ilford 400,j’ai un peu visé au hasard, et à la fin, j’ai sorti le canister de l’appareil, pour enrouler ce PREMIER film sur une spire.

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 "péloche"?
"péloche" is spelled P-É-L-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.lɔʃ\.
What does "péloche" mean?
As a noun, "péloche" means: Pellicule pour la photographie argentique.
How do you pronounce "péloche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "péloche" is \pe.lɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "péloche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list