poulardin
\pu.laʁ.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“poulardin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Policier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poulardin · poulardin · French
poulardin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | poulardin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pu.laʁ.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « poulardin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
poulardin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.laʁ.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Policier.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for poulardin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is poulardin, spelled P-O-U-L-A-R-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1Policier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poulardin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un petit signal d'alarme carillonnait dans ma tête. Je me suis dit : « Et si c'était un poulardin ? » Mais à la réflexion, ça ne tenait pas. Les poulardins vont par deux, comme les escargots.
Les semaines qui suivirent la fameuse lettre adressée aux poulardins de Fountain Valley furent pour nous trois mousquetaires juristes une interminable agonie.
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.