pétochard
\pɛ.tɔ.ʃɑʁ\
The verdict
“pétochard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Peureux, craintif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petochard · pétochard · French
pétochard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pétochard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɛ.tɔ.ʃɑʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pétochard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pétochard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɛ.tɔ.ʃɑʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peureux, craintif.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pétochard in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pétochard, spelled P-É-T-O-C-H-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Peureux, craintif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pétochard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est très pétochard, au moindre bruit, il s’inquiète.
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.