poudre à lever
\pu.dʁ‿a lə.ve\
The verdict
“poudre à lever” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Levure chimique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poudre à lever |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pu.dʁ‿a lə.ve\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poudre à lever” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poudre à lever is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.dʁ‿a lə.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Levure chimique.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for poudre à lever, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is poudre à lever, spelled P-O-U-D-R-E- -À- -L-E-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Levure chimique.
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.
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Using “poudre à lever”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-D-R-E- -À- -L-E-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pu.dʁ‿a lə.ve\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.