pois souterrain

\pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\

/\pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Graine d’une plante de la famille des Fabacées (Fabaceae) nommée Vigna subterranea (anciennement Voandzeia subterranea).

Key facts for pois souterrain
PropertyValue
Headwordpois souterrain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pois souterrain” sits in French frequency

pois souterrain 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

pois souterrain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Graine d’une plante de la famille des Fabacées (Fabaceae) nommée Vigna subterranea (anciennement Voandzeia subterranea).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pois souterrain in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pois souterrain, spelled P-O-I-S- -S-O-U-T-E-R-R-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Graine d’une plante de la famille des Fabacées (Fabaceae) nommée Vigna subterranea (anciennement Voandzeia subterranea).

Synonyms

pois bambarapois de terre

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 "pois souterrain"?
"pois souterrain" is spelled P-O-I-S- -S-O-U-T-E-R-R-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\.
What does "pois souterrain" mean?
As a noun, "pois souterrain" means: Graine d’une plante de la famille des Fabacées (Fabaceae) nommée Vigna subterranea (anciennement Voandzeia subterranea).
How do you pronounce "pois souterrain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pois souterrain" is \pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pois souterrain" come from?
"pois souterrain" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pois souterrain”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-S- -S-O-U-T-E-R-R-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pwa su.te.ʁɛ̃\ (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