poulbot

\pul.bo\

/\pul.bo\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfant pauvre de Paris.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poulbot · poulbot · French

poulbot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for poulbot
PropertyValue
Headwordpoulbot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pul.bo\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « poulbot » en français

poulbotreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

poulbot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pul.bo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfant pauvre de Paris.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for poulbot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 poulbot, spelled P-O-U-L-B-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfant pauvre de Paris.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les deux se sont rapprochées de moi pour me convertir, mais un sale gamin, habillé en petit poulbot, est venu se faire moucher par sa maman.

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 "poulbot"?
"poulbot" is spelled P-O-U-L-B-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pul.bo\.
What does "poulbot" mean?
As a noun, "poulbot" means: Enfant pauvre de Paris.
How do you pronounce "poulbot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poulbot" is \pul.bo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poulbot" come from?
"poulbot" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list