popsicle
\pɔp.si.kœl\
The verdict
“popsicle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Par antonomase) Glace à l’eau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-popsicle · popsicle · French
popsicle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | popsicle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔp.si.kœl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « popsicle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
popsicle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔp.si.kœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Par antonomase) Glace à l’eau.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for popsicle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is popsicle, spelled P-O-P-S-I-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1(Par antonomase) Glace à l’eau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how popsicle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moi je regarde ça avec cette connerie de popsicle en train de couler sur moi…
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.