potée

\pɔ.te\

/\pɔ.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“potée” is uncommon French (frequency #76,911 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,911
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce qui est contenu dans un pot.

Key facts for potée
PropertyValue
Headwordpotée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.te\
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “potée” 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). potée lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

potée is uncommon French at frequency #76,911 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for potée, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is potée, spelled P-O-T-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui est contenu dans un pot.
  2. 2
    Plat de viande et de légumes qui ont bouilli ensemble.
  3. 3
    Grande quantité.
  4. 4
    Poudre d’oxyde d’étain qui sert à polir les métaux. Potée d’étain.
  5. 5
    Composition préparée avec de l’argile, de la fiente de cheval et de la bourre, qui sert à former un moule.
  6. 6
    Substance qui sert à donner le lustre au marbre - Il y en a de deux sortes: la potée rouge, qui est composée de salpêtre, sulfate de fer, à laquelle, en l'employant, on mêle du noir; la potée grise, qui est l'étain oxydé par l'eau forte réduit en poudre: celle-ci est destinée pour les marbres blancs - On fait encore une troisième sorte de potée commune avec des os de mouton calcinés et réduits en poudre. La potée d’émeri ou boue d'émeri est la matière qui se forme sous les roues ou meules dont les lapidaires se servent pour tailler les pierres ou pierreries - On l'emploie pour polir le marbre ou les métaux.
  7. 7
    Mélange d'eau et d'ocre destiné à recouvrir les poteries qui devaient être peintes avec des sels de plomb (aujourd’hui interdits).

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 "potée"?
"potée" is spelled P-O-T-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.te\.
What does "potée" mean?
As a noun, "potée" means: Ce qui est contenu dans un pot.
How do you pronounce "potée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potée" is \pɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potée" come from?
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Using “potée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-T-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔ.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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