picorer
\pi.kɔ.ʁe\
The verdict
“picorer” is uncommon French (frequency #73,438 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,438
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chercher çà et là leur nourriture, pour des animaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-picorer · picorer · French
picorer · rank #73,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,438
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH phtalates
Nearest frequency peer: phtalates (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « picorer »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- persécutent
persécutent
26,566 corpus weight
- philologique
philologique
26,565 corpus weight
- phtalates
phtalates
26,564 corpus weight
- picorer
picorer
26,563 corpus weight
- pilons
pilons
26,562 corpus weight
- pinky
pinky
26,561 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « picorer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picorer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pi.kɔ.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « picorer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
picorer is uncommon French at frequency #73,438 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \pi.kɔ.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for picorer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is picorer, spelled P-I-C-O-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Chercher çà et là leur nourriture, pour des animaux.
- 2Sucer les fleurs, pour les abeilles.
- 3Piller dans les ouvrages d’autrui, pour des auteurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how picorer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’y avait dans la cour, formée par quatre pauvres bâtiments, aucun être vivant, sinon les poules picorant le fumier qui, tout près de la bergerie, baignait dans un lit immonde de purin.
Les abeilles vont picorer. Quand les abeilles ont picoré.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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