piquer un somme

\pi.ke œ̃ sɔm\

/\pi.ke œ̃ sɔm\/ verb

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The verdict

“piquer un somme” 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
15
letters

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

Key facts for piquer un somme
PropertyValue
Headwordpiquer un somme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pi.ke œ̃ sɔm\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piquer un somme” sits in French frequency

piquer un somme 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 somme is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pi.ke œ̃ sɔm\. 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.".

No misspelling variants are generated for piquer un somme in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is piquer un somme, spelled P-I-Q-U-E-R- -U-N- -S-O-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire un somme.

Synonyms

piquer un roupillon

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

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- -S-O-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pi.ke œ̃ sɔm\ (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