poudre de succession
\pudʁ də syk.sɛ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“poudre de succession” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arsenic.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poudre-de-succession · poudre de succession · French
poudre de succession · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | poudre de succession |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pudʁ də syk.sɛ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
poudre de succession is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pudʁ də syk.sɛ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
poudre de succession doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is poudre de succession, spelled P-O-U-D-R-E- -D-E- -S-U-C-C-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Arsenic.
- 2(Plus généralement) Tout type de poison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poudre de succession appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y avoit déjà quelques années que la Marquise de Brinvilliers avoit été décapitée à Paris pour crime d’empoisonnement. Ce crime étant devenu à la mode, par l’effet d’une certaine poudre, appelée poudre de succession, on érigea une Chambre ardente pour en connoître, & pour poursuivre ceux qui en étoient accusez^([sic]).
Parmi ces poudres de succession, une des plus classiques a pour nom Amanita phalloides.
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.