pouche
\puʃ\
The verdict
“pouche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Sac.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pouche · pouche · French
pouche · 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 | pouche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \puʃ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pouche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pouche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \puʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pouche, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pouche, spelled P-O-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Sac.
- 2Cartable d’écolier.
- 3Poche à eau.
- 4Sac en toile de jute de 1,5 par 0,5 mètre, contenant 50 kg de céréales, utilisé pour la manutention de ces dernières.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pouche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sable, la chaux, le plâtre se vendent à la myne soit quatre pouches ou sacs. La pouche vaut deux boisseaux. Le boisseau de Paris vaut 13 litres, ce qui conduit à estimer la pouche à une trentaine de kilos.
Boire à la pouche.
Synonyms
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.