picouille
\pi.kuj\
The verdict
“picouille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Rosse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-picouille · picouille · French
picouille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | picouille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.kuj\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « picouille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
picouille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.kuj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rosse.".
picouille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is picouille, spelled P-I-C-O-U-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Rosse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how picouille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le plus illustre représentant de l’Université d’Ottawa, Amir Attaran, et son cortège de majorettes orange (NPD ou Québec solidaire) s’imaginent sans doute qu’ils vont achever la vieille picouille en phase terminale à force de cogner dessus.
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.