poudre de cacao

\pudʁ də ka.ka.o\

/\pudʁ də ka.ka.o\/ noun

The verdict

“poudre de cacao” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poudre obtenue après torréfaction et broyage de l’amande des fèves de cacao fermentées produites par le cacaoyer, pressage et séparation de la graisse de cacao.

Key facts for poudre de cacao
PropertyValue
Headwordpoudre de cacao
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pudʁ də ka.ka.o\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poudre de cacao” sits in French frequency

poudre de cacao falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poudre de cacao is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pudʁ də ka.ka.o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poudre obtenue après torréfaction et broyage de l’amande des fèves de cacao fermentées produites par le cacaoyer, pressage et séparation de la graisse de cacao.".

Zero misspellings are on record for poudre de cacao in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 de cacao, spelled P-O-U-D-R-E- -D-E- -C-A-C-A-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poudre obtenue après torréfaction et broyage de l’amande des fèves de cacao fermentées produites par le cacaoyer, pressage et séparation de la graisse de cacao.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poudre de cacao"?
"poudre de cacao" is spelled P-O-U-D-R-E- -D-E- -C-A-C-A-O. The IPA pronunciation is \pudʁ də ka.ka.o\.
What does "poudre de cacao" mean?
As a noun, "poudre de cacao" means: Poudre obtenue après torréfaction et broyage de l’amande des fèves de cacao fermentées produites par le cacaoyer, pressage et séparation de la graisse de cacao.
How do you pronounce "poudre de cacao"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poudre de cacao" is \pudʁ də ka.ka.o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poudre de cacao" come from?
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Using “poudre de cacao”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-D-R-E- -D-E- -C-A-C-A-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pudʁ də ka.ka.o\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list