penouille
\pə.nuj\
The verdict
“penouille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épi de maïs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-penouille · penouille · French
penouille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penouille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.nuj\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « penouille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
penouille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.nuj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épi de maïs.".
Zero misspellings are on record for penouille in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is penouille, spelled P-E-N-O-U-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Épi de maïs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how penouille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le Jura, c'était plutôt le maïs, dont on dépouillait les penouilles, c'est-à-dire qu'on ôtait les feuilles des épis, pour faire des gaudes, galettes de maïs grillé.
On laissait deux feuilles à chaque penouille pour les nouer ensemble par douze et former ainsi des « bouillots » ou des glanes, à suspendre sous l’avant-toit ou « sombadjon ou sombardon », à cheval sur des perches.
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.