poiscaille
\pwas.kaj\
The verdict
“poiscaille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poisson.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poiscaille · poiscaille · French
poiscaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poiscaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwas.kaj\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « poiscaille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
poiscaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwas.kaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poisson.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for poiscaille in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is poiscaille, spelled P-O-I-S-C-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Poisson.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poiscaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je crois que ça me va très bien, un ange de mer épineux très sombre. Mais si je dois l’habiter, je veux connaître les mœurs de cette poiscaille, sinon mon propre appartement me prendrait pour un imbécile.
Ils ont le poiscaille, rejoins-moi devant le casino.
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.