pore
French, noun/pɔʁ/
pore is spelled P-O-R-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 68,913th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pore is a French masculine noun meaning “pore (small opening in the skin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ouverture imperceptible dans la peau de l’homme ou de l’animal, par où se fait la transpiration. Il n’est…”.
What does pore mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepore (small opening in the skin)
- 2
masculinesmall opening of any kind
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ouverture imperceptible dans la peau de l’homme ou de l’animal, par où se fait la transpiration. Il n’est guère d’usage qu’au pluriel. 2. Petits orifices, petites ouvertures analogues dans les végétaux. (→ voir plasmodesme) 3. Interstices qui séparent les molécules d’un corps.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pore
- pores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pore?
- /pɔʁ/
- \pɔʁ\
- [ˈpɔ.ʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pore
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pore in French?
pore appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).