polichinelle

\pɔ.li.ʃi.nɛl\

/\pɔ.li.ʃi.nɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“polichinelle” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,463. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,463
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personnage des farces napolitaines, représentant un paysan balourd qui dit plaisamment de bonnes vérités.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polichinelle · polichinelle · French

polichinelle · rank #39,463 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,463
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pointures

Nearest frequency peer: pointures (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « polichinelle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « polichinelle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polichinelle
PropertyValue
Headwordpolichinelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.li.ʃi.nɛl\
Letters12
Frequency rank#39,463
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « polichinelle »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).polichinellese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pointures » (#39,462), « poussaient » (#39,464), « poilue » (#39,461). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « polichinelle » est au #39,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around polichinelle (IPA \pɔ.li.ʃi.nɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,463 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for polichinelle, with forms such as "oplichinelle", "ploichinelle", and "poilchinelle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 polichinelle, spelled P-O-L-I-C-H-I-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personnage des farces napolitaines, représentant un paysan balourd qui dit plaisamment de bonnes vérités.
  2. 2
    Marionnette de bois, grotesquement vêtue, bossue par-devant et par-derrière, qui parle du nez et qui joue le principal rôle sur les théâtres de marionnettes.
  3. 3
    Jouet d’enfant représentant le personnage de Polichinelle.
  4. 4
    Personnage sans conséquence et ridicule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. …puis en revenant il avait suivi deux polichinelles et n’avait pas voulu quitter les faiseurs de tours, avant de les voir rentrer chez eux avec leurs échasses.
  2. Le polichinelle de l’enseigne, là-haut, clignotant de ses yeux électriques, se marra de ma déconvenue, comme un double-bossu qu’il était.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplichinelle
  • ploichinelle
  • poilchinelle
  • polcihinelle
  • policchinelle
  • polichhinelle
  • polichienlle
  • polichinele
  • polichinelel
  • polichinlele
  • polichinnelle
  • polichnielle
  • policihnelle
  • polihcinelle
  • pollichinelle
  • ppolichinelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polichinelle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oplichinelle2ploichinelle2poilchinelle2polcihinelle2policchinelle1polichhinelle1polichienlle2polichinele1
Edit distance from "polichinelle"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polichinelle"?
"polichinelle" is spelled P-O-L-I-C-H-I-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.li.ʃi.nɛl\.
What does "polichinelle" mean?
As a noun, "polichinelle" means: Personnage des farces napolitaines, représentant un paysan balourd qui dit plaisamment de bonnes vérités.
What are common misspellings of "polichinelle"?
Common misspellings include "oplichinelle", "ploichinelle", "poilchinelle", "polcihinelle", "policchinelle". The correct spelling is "polichinelle".
How do you pronounce "polichinelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polichinelle" is \pɔ.li.ʃi.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polichinelle" come from?
"polichinelle" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polichinelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prometteuses#39,472métaphorique#39,413superficiels#39,561sylviculture#39,568

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

prétendues16 variantspulvériser16 variantsparvenaient16 variantsrestrictif16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list