pioupiou
\pju.pju\
The verdict
“pioupiou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cri des poussins.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pioupiou · pioupiou · French
pioupiou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | pioupiou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pju.pju\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pioupiou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pju.pju\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for pioupiou in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 pioupiou, spelled P-I-O-U-P-I-O-U.
Definition
- 1Cri des poussins.
- 2Poussin.
- 3Jeune soldat, bleu, troufion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pioupiou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pioupiou des poussins autour de leur mère-poule attentive.
J’avalai en deux gorgées le reste d’eau-de-vie de ma gourde, et je me mis à marcher très vite, écrasant les mottes de terre sous mes pieds, avec rage, sifflant l’air d’une chanson de pioupiou que nous entonnions en chœur, pour tromper la longueur des étapes.
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.