peuff
\pœf\
The verdict
“peuff” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sert à marquer le mépris.
Corpus desk
Index FR-peuff · peuff · French
peuff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | peuff |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \pœf\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « peuff » en français
Rare enough to double-check
peuff is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \pœf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sert à marquer le mépris.".
Zero misspellings are on record for peuff in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is peuff, spelled P-E-U-F-F.
Definition
- 1Sert à marquer le mépris.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how peuff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
HECTOR – La nourrice là-bas. La chaîne d’or. PETERBONO, méprisant. – Peuff ! Ce n’est peut-être que de l’Oria.
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.