poche de sang

\pɔʃ də sɑ̃\

/\pɔʃ də sɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“poche de sang” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accumulation de sang par suite d’une piqûre ou d’une lésion.

Key facts for poche de sang
PropertyValue
Headwordpoche de sang
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʃ də sɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poche de sang” sits in French frequency

poche de sang 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 poche de sang is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔʃ də sɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for poche de sang, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 poche de sang, spelled P-O-C-H-E- -D-E- -S-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accumulation de sang par suite d’une piqûre ou d’une lésion.
  2. 2
    Sac rempli de sang servant aux transfusions.

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 "poche de sang"?
"poche de sang" is spelled P-O-C-H-E- -D-E- -S-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʃ də sɑ̃\.
What does "poche de sang" mean?
As a noun, "poche de sang" means: Accumulation de sang par suite d’une piqûre ou d’une lésion.
How do you pronounce "poche de sang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poche de sang" is \pɔʃ də sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poche de sang" come from?
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Using “poche de sang”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-C-H-E- -D-E- -S-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔʃ də sɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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