piquer un roupillon

\pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\

/\pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“piquer un roupillon” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire un somme, une sieste.

Key facts for piquer un roupillon
PropertyValue
Headwordpiquer un roupillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piquer un roupillon” sits in French frequency

piquer un roupillon falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for piquer un roupillon is 19 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Faire un somme, une sieste.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for piquer un roupillon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is piquer un roupillon, spelled P-I-Q-U-E-R- -U-N- -R-O-U-P-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire un somme, une sieste.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piquer un roupillon"?
"piquer un roupillon" is spelled P-I-Q-U-E-R- -U-N- -R-O-U-P-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\.
What does "piquer un roupillon" mean?
As a verb, "piquer un roupillon" means: Faire un somme, une sieste.
How do you pronounce "piquer un roupillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piquer un roupillon" is \pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piquer un roupillon" come from?
"piquer un roupillon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “piquer un roupillon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-Q-U-E-R- -U-N- -R-O-U-P-I-L-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pi.ke œ̃ ʁu.pi.jɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list