poucave
\pu.kav\
The verdict
“poucave” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mouchard ; personne qui dénonce ; balance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poucave · poucave · French
poucave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | poucave |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pu.kav\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « poucave » en français
Rare enough to double-check
poucave is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.kav\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for poucave, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is poucave, spelled P-O-U-C-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1Mouchard ; personne qui dénonce ; balance.
- 2Traitre ; renégat.
- 3Prostitué, prostituée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poucave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les témoins de l’altercation craignaient trop Karim et ses copains pour parler et passer ensuite pour des poucaves. Du coup, les surveillants n’ont pas réussi à les mettre en cause.
Les multirécidivistes sont paranos, ils connaissent le travail de la police et font des contre-observations. […]. En plus, ce ne sont pas des poucaves, des balances qui parlent de leurs complices. De bons petits élèves très attentifs.
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.