poisson-boule
\pwa.sɔ̃.bul\
The verdict
“poisson-boule” 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) - Synonyme de tétrodon (poisson).
Corpus desk
Index FR-poisson-boule · poisson-boule · French
poisson-boule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | poisson-boule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwa.sɔ̃.bul\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
poisson-boule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.sɔ̃.bul\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de tétrodon (poisson).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for poisson-boule, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 poisson-boule, spelled P-O-I-S-S-O-N---B-O-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de tétrodon (poisson).
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.