pollope

\pɔ.lɔp\

/\pɔ.lɔp\/ intj

The verdict

“pollope” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que dalle, impossible, rien à faire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pollope · pollope · French

pollope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 pollope
PropertyValue
Headwordpollope
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\pɔ.lɔp\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pollope » en français

pollopereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pollope is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \pɔ.lɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que dalle, impossible, rien à faire.".

pollope doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pollope, spelled P-O-L-L-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que dalle, impossible, rien à faire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — Quand on est dans l’armée, faut y rester. On nous instruit à l’œil, exprès pour qu’on puisse payer notre dette à la France, plus tard. Ça sera pollope pour se tailler…

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 "pollope"?
"pollope" is spelled P-O-L-L-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.lɔp\.
What does "pollope" mean?
As an interjection, "pollope" means: Que dalle, impossible, rien à faire.
How do you pronounce "pollope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pollope" is \pɔ.lɔp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pollope" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list