pigeon voyageur
\pi.ʒɔ̃ vwa.ja.ʒœʁ\
The verdict
“pigeon voyageur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Race de pigeons spécialement sélectionnés pour effectuer des voyages surtout afin de transmettre des messages et obtenue à partir du pigeon biset.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pigeon voyageur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.ʒɔ̃ vwa.ja.ʒœʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pigeon voyageur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pigeon voyageur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.ʒɔ̃ vwa.ja.ʒœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Race de pigeons spécialement sélectionnés pour effectuer des voyages surtout afin de transmettre des messages et obtenue à partir du pigeon biset.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pigeon voyageur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pigeon voyageur, spelled P-I-G-E-O-N- -V-O-Y-A-G-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Race de pigeons spécialement sélectionnés pour effectuer des voyages surtout afin de transmettre des messages et obtenue à partir du pigeon biset.
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.
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Using “pigeon voyageur”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-I-G-E-O-N- -V-O-Y-A-G-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.