poche de sang

\pɔʃ də sɑ̃\

/\pɔʃ də sɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“poche de sang” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accumulation de sang par suite d’une piqûre ou d’une lésion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poche-de-sang · poche de sang · French

poche de sang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « poche de sang » en français

poche de sangsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poche de sang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʃ də sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how poche de sang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans les 2 heures suivant le choc, un médecin peut évacuer la poche de sang sous l’ongle en le perçant avec une aiguille stérile […]
  2. Un peu avant huit heures, l’infirmière Thornton entra dans la salle de soins longue durée munie d’une poche de sang frais pour Charlie Manx.

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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list