poub
\pub\
The verdict
“poub” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poubelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poub · poub · French
poub · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | poub |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pub\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « poub » en français
Rare enough to double-check
poub is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pub\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poubelle.".
No misspelling variants are generated for poub in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is poub, spelled P-O-U-B.
Definition
- 1Poubelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poub appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sylvie, Michel, Bernard et Jean-Pierre s’affairent, depuis plusieurs jours, à remettre en état bibelots et petits meubles, récupérés dans les greniers des grands-mères ou vieilles tantes, ou les poubs du quartier.
Le Technicien de Surface 2ᵉ Èchelon a gueulé plus fort encore : - On va se faire une poub ! Après tout, c’est pour cela que les administrés nous payent.
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.