poivrière
\pwa.vʁi.jɛʁ\
The verdict
“poivrière” 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 May 6, 2026) - Lieu planté de poivriers.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poivrière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwa.vʁi.jɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poivrière” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poivrière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.vʁi.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for poivrière in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is poivrière, spelled P-O-I-V-R-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Lieu planté de poivriers.
- 2Petite boîte à divers compartiments, où l’on met du poivre, de la muscade, etc.
- 3Ustensile de table, de la même forme que les salières, dans lequel on met le poivre ; et qui peut se présenter comme un petit vase cylindrique ou piriforme, dont l’extrémité est percée d’un petit trou, et que l’on secoue pour saupoudrer de poivre les aliments.
- 4Guérite de maçonnerie placée à l’angle d’un bastion, sur le faîte du mur.
- 5Type d’arme à feu à canons tournants, ancêtre du révolver, vers 1830.
- 6Palais de justice.(note : Probablement du fait que le palais de justice de Paris possède deux tours en poivrière.)
This word in other languages
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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Using “poivrière”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-V-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.