piquer un soleil
\pi.ke œ̃ sɔ.lɛj\
The verdict
“piquer un soleil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rougir soudainement (par timidité, pudeur, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index FR-piquer-un-soleil · piquer un soleil · French
piquer un soleil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | piquer un soleil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pi.ke œ̃ sɔ.lɛj\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « piquer un soleil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
piquer un soleil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pi.ke œ̃ sɔ.lɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rougir soudainement (par timidité, pudeur, etc.).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for piquer un soleil, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is piquer un soleil, spelled P-I-Q-U-E-R- -U-N- -S-O-L-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Rougir soudainement (par timidité, pudeur, etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piquer un soleil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Marie Calumet perdit complètement la tête et, toute confuse, piqua un soleil.
Remise des médailles, des montres, du poste de télévision pour la « cinquantenaire », laquelle pique un soleil sous les accolades.
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.