poulier
\pu.lje\
The verdict
“poulier” 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 May 6, 2026) - Amas de galets roulés par la mer, le long des côtes crayeuses de la Manche.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poulier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pu.lje\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poulier” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poulier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
poulier has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is poulier, spelled P-O-U-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Amas de galets roulés par la mer, le long des côtes crayeuses de la Manche.
- 2Extrémité recourbée d’une flèche littorale allongée en travers d’un estuaire ou d’une baie, qu’elle tend à barrer.
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.
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Using “poulier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-L-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pu.lje\ (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.