poisson rouge

\pwa.sɔ̃ ʁuʒ\

/\pwa.sɔ̃ ʁuʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“poisson rouge” 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) - Espèce de poisson d’eau douce, de la famille des cyprinidés (Cyprinidae) voisin du carassin commun, poisson d'ornement, élevé dans des bassins et des aquariums.

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Index FR-poisson-rouge · poisson rouge · French

poisson rouge · 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.

Key facts for poisson rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordpoisson rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwa.sɔ̃ ʁuʒ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « poisson rouge » en français

poisson rougesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poisson rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.sɔ̃ ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de poisson d’eau douce, de la famille des cyprinidés (Cyprinidae) voisin du carassin commun, poisson d'ornement, élevé dans des bassins et des aquariums.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for poisson rouge, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is poisson rouge, spelled P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de poisson d’eau douce, de la famille des cyprinidés (Cyprinidae) voisin du carassin commun, poisson d'ornement, élevé dans des bassins et des aquariums.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how poisson rouge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. « On pourrait croire, disait-elle, qu’il n’y a rien de commun entre un poisson rouge et nous. Et ce serait une erreur. Pendant les heures où je suis seule, eh bien ! cette petite bête me tient société. »
  2. Mais non, Andy Hackett, un Anglais en visite en France, a bien pêché un poisson rouge de 30 kg, informe L’Est Éclair.

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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 "poisson rouge"?
"poisson rouge" is spelled P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pwa.sɔ̃ ʁuʒ\.
What does "poisson rouge" mean?
As a noun, "poisson rouge" means: Espèce de poisson d’eau douce, de la famille des cyprinidés (Cyprinidae) voisin du carassin commun, poisson d'ornement, élevé dans des bassins et des aquariums.
How do you pronounce "poisson rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poisson rouge" is \pwa.sɔ̃ ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poisson rouge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list