potelé
\pɔ.tə.le\
The verdict
“potelé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont les formes sont arrondies, rondes ^([1]).
Corpus desk
Index FR-potele · potelé · French
potelé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | potelé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɔ.tə.le\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
potelé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔ.tə.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for potelé, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is potelé, spelled P-O-T-E-L-É.
Definition
- 1Dont les formes sont arrondies, rondes ^([1]).
- 2Qui est gras et rebondi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how potelé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ses bras, à la fois mignons et potelés, sortaient de manches à sabots fourrées de dentelles.
L’enfant allait avoir huit mois ; elle ne le reconnut point. Il était devenu tout rose, joufflu, potelé partout, pareil à un petit paquet de graisse vivante. Ses doigts, écartés par des bourrelets de chair, remuaient doucement dans une satisfaction visible.
This word in other languages
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.