piscine

\pi.sin\

/\pi.sin\/ noun

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The verdict

“piscine” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,095 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,095
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bassin de natation et ensemble des installations qui l’entourent.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

piscine vs porcine
71% similar
piscine vs piscines
88% similar
piscine vs piétiné
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for piscine
PropertyValue
Headwordpiscine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.sin\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,095
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piscine” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). piscine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for piscine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pi.sin\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,095 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for piscine, with forms such as "ipscine", "picsine", and "pisccine". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "porcine", "piscines", "piétiné", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is piscine, spelled P-I-S-C-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bassin de natation et ensemble des installations qui l’entourent.
  2. 2
    Bassin destiné à l'élevage de poissons.
  3. 3
    Bassin où l’on fait éclore des œufs de poissons.
  4. 4
    Bassin pour des rites purificatoires. Bassin où se plongent les fidèles pour se purifier dans certaines religions.
  5. 5
    Petite cuve destinée à recevoir l’eau des ablutions, les cendres des objets bénits…
  6. 6
    Bassin en forme de large rigole où l’on fait passer les chevaux pour leur nettoyer les pieds, dans une écurie.
  7. 7
    Bassin contenant de l’eau ou de l’eau lourde et destiné à immerger la matière fissile et servant de modérateur d'irradiation, de réfrigérant et de protection.
  8. 8
    Surnom donné à la DGSE, dont le siège est situé en face de la piscine des Tourelles, à Paris.
  9. 9
    Période de formation intensive reposant sur des projets devant être réalisés par les élèves.

This word in other languages

swimming pool(English)piscina(Español)Schwimmbecken(Deutsch)piscina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipscine,picsine,pisccine,piscien,piscinne,piscnie,pisicne,pisscine,ppiscine,psicine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piscine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ipscine2picsine2pisccine1piscien2piscinne1piscnie2pisicne2pisscine1
Edit distance from "piscine"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piscine"?
"piscine" is spelled P-I-S-C-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.sin\.
What does "piscine" mean?
As a noun, "piscine" means: Bassin de natation et ensemble des installations qui l’entourent.
What words are commonly confused with "piscine"?
"piscine" is commonly confused with "porcine", "piscines", "piétiné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piscine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piscine" is \pi.sin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piscine" come from?
"piscine" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “piscine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-S-C-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pi.sin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “porcine” - see the side-by-side comparison. piscine vs porcine
  • 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