poisson volant
\pwa.sɔ̃ vɔ.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“poisson volant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poisson osseux marin de la famille des exocétidés (les exocets), aux nageoires pectorales très développées lui permettant d’effectuer des sauts hors de l’eau et de planer (glisser) sur une certaine...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poisson volant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwa.sɔ̃ vɔ.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poisson volant” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poisson volant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.sɔ̃ vɔ.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for poisson volant in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is poisson volant, spelled P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -V-O-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Poisson osseux marin de la famille des exocétidés (les exocets), aux nageoires pectorales très développées lui permettant d’effectuer des sauts hors de l’eau et de planer (glisser) sur une certaine distance au-dessus de la surface de la mer.
- 2Poisson marin dont les nageoires pectorales très développées évoquent des « ailes » et qui peut faire de brefs sauts hors de l’eau, sans appartenir aux exocétidés (poissons volants au sens strict).
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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.
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- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -V-O-L-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.