peu ou prou
\pø u pʁu\
The verdict
“peu ou prou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plus ou moins, un peu ou beaucoup, selon le cas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-peu-ou-prou · peu ou prou · French
peu ou prou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | peu ou prou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pø u pʁu\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « peu ou prou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
peu ou prou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pø u pʁu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for peu ou prou, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is peu ou prou, spelled P-E-U- -O-U- -P-R-O-U.
Definition
- 1Plus ou moins, un peu ou beaucoup, selon le cas.
- 2Dans une certaine mesure (voire dans une bonne mesure).
- 3Dans une faible mesure.
- 4Très peu.
- 5Environ ; à peu de chose près.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peu ou prou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et les dotations de l’État augmentent, peu ou prou, avec les dépenses.
Obésité ne rime pas avec longévité. Tous les organes souffrent peu ou prou d’être cernés ou infiltrés par la graisse.
This word in other languages
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.