porc

\pɔʁ\

/\pɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“porc” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,274 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,274
frequency rank, French
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mammifère omnivore très répandu dans le monde, au museau terminé par un groin. Animal domestique qu’on engraisse pour le manger et qui a entre la chair et la peau une graisse qu’on appelle lard. La...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

porc vs Pr
25% similar
porc vs pro
50% similar
porc vs pré
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for porc
PropertyValue
Headwordporc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,274
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “porc” 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). porc lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for porc is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,274 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for porc, with forms such as "oprc", "pocr", and "porcc". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pr", "pro", "pré", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is porc, spelled P-O-R-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mammifère omnivore très répandu dans le monde, au museau terminé par un groin. Animal domestique qu’on engraisse pour le manger et qui a entre la chair et la peau une graisse qu’on appelle lard. La femelle est la truie. Au sens strict, le porc est un verrat castré.
  2. 2
    Viande du porc.
  3. 3
    Homme malpropre.
  4. 4
    Homme dominé par ses instincts sexuels.
  5. 5
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Il se représente généralement passant. À rapprocher de cochon, sanglier, truie et verrat.
  6. 6
    Policier.

This word in other languages

pig(English)cerdo(Español)Schwein(Deutsch)porco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oprc,pocr,porcc,porrc,pporc,proc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of porc - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oprc2pocr2porcc1porrc1pporc1proc2
Edit distance from "porc"

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 "porc"?
"porc" is spelled P-O-R-C. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁ\.
What does "porc" mean?
As a noun, "porc" means: Mammifère omnivore très répandu dans le monde, au museau terminé par un groin. Animal domestique qu’on engraisse pour le manger et qui a entre la chair et la peau une graisse qu’on appelle lard. La...
What words are commonly confused with "porc"?
"porc" is commonly confused with "Pr", "pro", "pré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "porc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porc" is \pɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porc" come from?
"porc" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “porc”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-R-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Pr” - see the side-by-side comparison. porc vs Pr
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list