plouque
\pluk\
The verdict
“plouque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paysan, campagnard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plouque · plouque · French
plouque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | plouque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pluk\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plouque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plouque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pluk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Paysan, campagnard.".
plouque doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plouque, spelled P-L-O-U-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Paysan, campagnard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how plouque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
V’là c’qu’il aurait fallu faire, Pouliquen, au lieu de t’gondoler comme un paysan qu’t’es, un plouque bouché, un con d’Breton. Forcément, pour toi qu’étais perdu dans ton trou, en Bretagne, ça t’paraît beau la vie militaire !
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.