picaud
\pi.ko\
The verdict
“picaud” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de flet commun (poisson).
Corpus desk
Index FR-picaud · picaud · French
picaud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | picaud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.ko\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
picaud is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.ko\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de flet commun (poisson).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for picaud, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is picaud, spelled P-I-C-A-U-D.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de flet commun (poisson).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how picaud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. Dunne: Le picaud est également à la moitié de ce qu’il était l’année dernière.
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.