pois gourmand
\pwɑ ɡuʁ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“pois gourmand” 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 May 6, 2026) - Gousse immature de Pisum sativum ssp. sativum f. macrocarpon qui est consommé comme légume.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pois gourmand |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɑ ɡuʁ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pois gourmand” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pois gourmand is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɑ ɡuʁ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gousse immature de Pisum sativum ssp. sativum f. macrocarpon qui est consommé comme légume.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pois gourmand, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pois gourmand, spelled P-O-I-S- -G-O-U-R-M-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Gousse immature de Pisum sativum ssp. sativum f. macrocarpon qui est consommé comme légume.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “pois gourmand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-S- -G-O-U-R-M-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pwɑ ɡuʁ.mɑ̃\ (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.