populus

noun

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The verdict

“populus” is uncommon French (frequency #80,528 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,528
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Peuple (ayant les mêmes lois).

Key facts for populus
PropertyValue
Headwordpopulus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “populus” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). populus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

populus is uncommon French at frequency #80,528 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for populus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 populus, spelled P-O-P-U-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peuple (ayant les mêmes lois).
  2. 2
    Peuple (ayant les mêmes lois).
  3. 3
    Population, habitants d'une contrée, d'une ville.
  4. 4
    Plèbe, plébéiens.
  5. 5
    Pays, contrée, région.
  6. 6
    Foule, multitude.

Synonyms

plebs

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 "populus"?
"populus" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-U-S.
What does "populus" mean?
As a noun, "populus" means: Peuple (ayant les mêmes lois).
What language does "populus" come from?
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Using “populus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-P-U-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list