poivrette
\pwa.vʁɛt\
The verdict
“poivrette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nigelle commune.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poivrette · poivrette · French
poivrette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | poivrette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwa.vʁɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « poivrette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
poivrette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.vʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
poivrette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is poivrette, spelled P-O-I-V-R-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nigelle commune.
- 2Graines de cette plante utilisés comme épice.
- 3Sarriette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how poivrette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La nigelle. Cette plante produit des petites graines noires aussi connues sous le nom de poivrette ou de cumin noir, en raison de leur saveur piquante.
Synonyms
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.