poignée de porte

\pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\

/\pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accessoire fixé à une porte, destiné à être manœuvré à la main pour ouvrir ou fermer cette porte.

Key facts for poignée de porte
PropertyValue
Headwordpoignée de porte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poignée de porte” sits in French frequency

poignée de porte 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.

Rare enough to double-check

poignée de porte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accessoire fixé à une porte, destiné à être manœuvré à la main pour ouvrir ou fermer cette porte.".

Zero misspellings are on record for poignée de porte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is poignée de porte, spelled P-O-I-G-N-É-E- -D-E- -P-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accessoire fixé à une porte, destiné à être manœuvré à la main pour ouvrir ou fermer cette porte.

Synonyms

clencheclinche

This word in other languages

doorknob(English)picaporte(Español)Türklinke(Deutsch)

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 "poignée de porte"?
"poignée de porte" is spelled P-O-I-G-N-É-E- -D-E- -P-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\.
What does "poignée de porte" mean?
As a noun, "poignée de porte" means: Accessoire fixé à une porte, destiné à être manœuvré à la main pour ouvrir ou fermer cette porte.
How do you pronounce "poignée de porte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poignée de porte" is \pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poignée de porte" come from?
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Using “poignée de porte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-G-N-É-E- -D-E- -P-O-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pwa.ɲe də pɔʁt\ (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