poupon

\pu.pɔ̃\

/\pu.pɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“poupon” is uncommon French (frequency #52,275 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,275
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tout petit enfant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poupon · poupon · French

poupon · rank #52,275 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,275
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poudreuse

Nearest frequency peer: poudreuse (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « poupon »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « poupon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poupon
PropertyValue
Headwordpoupon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.pɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « poupon » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.poupontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « poudreuse » (#52,274), « pourchassés » (#52,276), « porteraient » (#52,273). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « poupon » est au #52,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poupon is uncommon French at frequency #52,275 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.pɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for poupon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is poupon, spelled P-O-U-P-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tout petit enfant.
  2. 2
    Jouet en forme de nourrisson.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] ; et quelque poupon, couché sur le plancher, dans le plus simple appareil, se barbouille les joues de confitures qu’il prend à même avec le doigt dans une tasse, […].
  2. Une nourrice, au plus épais, levait très haut son poupon, qui riait d’aise.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "poupon"?
"poupon" is spelled P-O-U-P-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.pɔ̃\.
What does "poupon" mean?
As a noun, "poupon" means: Tout petit enfant.
How do you pronounce "poupon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poupon" is \pu.pɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poupon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list