poulailler

\pu.la.je\

/\pu.la.je\/ noun

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The verdict

“poulailler” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,189
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abri clos construit pour les poules, où elles pondent, où on les fait couver, où elles juchent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poulailler · poulailler · French

poulailler · rank #31,189 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,189
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH posons

Nearest frequency peer: posons (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « poulailler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « poulailler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poulailler
PropertyValue
Headwordpoulailler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.la.je\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,189
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « poulailler »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.poulaillerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « posons » (#31,188), « priest » (#31,190), « polluant » (#31,187). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « poulailler » est au #31,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around poulailler (IPA \pu.la.je\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,189 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for poulailler, with forms such as "opulailler", "poluailler", and "poualiller". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is poulailler, spelled P-O-U-L-A-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abri clos construit pour les poules, où elles pondent, où on les fait couver, où elles juchent.
  2. 2
    Méchante bicoque, pigeonnier.
  3. 3
    Dernier étage d’une salle de théâtre où sont juchés les spectateurs.
  4. 4
    Marchand qui fait commerce d’œufs et de poulaille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how poulailler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cette rallonge ménage aux poules, pendant les pluies, un passage du poulailler au hangar, maintient la porte sèche, et ne gêne pas les personnes qui entrent dans le poulailler.
  2. Depuis, l’ARS recommande toujours de ne pas consommer d’œufs issus de poulaillers domestiques dans 410 communes de l’aire urbaine de Paris et répète que l’incinérateur est une source de pollution parmi d’autres avec le trafic routier ou le brûlage de déchets à l’air libre.

Synonyms

genièreparadisvolailler

This word in other languages

hencoop(English)galinheiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opulailler
  • poluailler
  • poualiller
  • poulailelr
  • poulailer
  • poulaillerr
  • poulaillre
  • poulaliler
  • poulialler
  • poullailler
  • ppoulailler
  • puolailler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poulailler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opulailler2poluailler2poualiller2poulailelr2poulailer1poulaillerr1poulaillre2poulaliler2
Edit distance from "poulailler"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poulailler"?
"poulailler" is spelled P-O-U-L-A-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.la.je\.
What does "poulailler" mean?
As a noun, "poulailler" means: Abri clos construit pour les poules, où elles pondent, où on les fait couver, où elles juchent.
What are common misspellings of "poulailler"?
Common misspellings include "opulailler", "poluailler", "poualiller", "poulailelr", "poulailer". The correct spelling is "poulailler".
How do you pronounce "poulailler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poulailler" is \pu.la.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poulailler" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poulailler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plaisanter#31,184péremption#31,201renouvelés#31,219retrouvais#31,223

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

rayonnant12 variantsreculons12 variantsoptimisé12 variantssaillants12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list