poupée

\pu.pe\

/\pu.pe\/ noun

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The verdict

“poupée” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,049 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,049
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Figurine de forme humaine qui sert de jouet aux enfants.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

poupée vs pouvez
50% similar
poupée vs pousse
67% similar
poupée vs poutre
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for poupée
PropertyValue
Headwordpoupée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.pe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,049
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poupée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). poupée lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for poupée is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pu.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,049 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for poupée, with forms such as "opupée", "popuée", and "poupee". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pouvez", "pousse", "poutre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is poupée, spelled P-O-U-P-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figurine de forme humaine qui sert de jouet aux enfants.
  2. 2
    Coquette, celle ou même de celui qui prend trop de soin de sa personne.
  3. 3
    Mannequin sur lequel on essaie des chapeaux de femme.
  4. 4
    Figure qui sert de but, dans les endroits où l’on s’exerce à tirer au pistolet.
  5. 5
    Pansement dont on entoure un doigt blessé.
  6. 6
    Greffe entourée d’un mélange de terre et de mousse ou de foin, et de bandes de chiffons.
  7. 7
    Petit tampon qui sert à poser des couleurs différentes sur une planche de gravure.
  8. 8
    Nom affectueux pour s’adresser à une femme.
  9. 9
    Terme affectueux pour s’adresser à un petit enfant.
  10. 10
    Figure de proue, sculpture qui orne la proue d’un navire.
  11. 11
    Extrémités des branches d’un arc auxquelles est attachée la corde.
  12. 12
    Épi de maïs.
  13. 13
    Partie cylindrique du cabestan sur laquelle s'enroule le cordage.

This word in other languages

doll(English)muñeca(Español)Puppe(Deutsch)boneca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opupée,popuée,poupee,poupeé,pouppée,pouépe,ppoupée,puopée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poupée - 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.

opupée2popuée2poupee1poupeé2pouppée1pouépe2ppoupée1puopée2
Edit distance from "poupée"

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 "poupée"?
"poupée" is spelled P-O-U-P-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.pe\.
What does "poupée" mean?
As a noun, "poupée" means: Figurine de forme humaine qui sert de jouet aux enfants.
What words are commonly confused with "poupée"?
"poupée" is commonly confused with "pouvez", "pousse", "poutre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poupée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poupée" is \pu.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poupée" come from?
"poupée" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “poupée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-P-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pu.pe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pouvez” - see the side-by-side comparison. poupée vs pouvez
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list