Poupou
\pu.pu\
The verdict
“Poupou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surnom donné à Raymond Poulidor.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poupou · Poupou · French
Poupou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Poupou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \pu.pu\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Poupou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Poupou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pu.pu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Poupou in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Poupou, spelled P-O-U-P-O-U.
Definition
- 1Surnom donné à Raymond Poulidor.
- 2Surnom donné à Alain de Pouzilhac.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Poupou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette habitude de donner des surnoms aux héros du cyclisme assure plusieurs fonctions qui la rendent indispensable. Elle relève d'abord de la nécessaire familiarisation du public avec des champions admirés mais inaccessibles (« Louison », « Poupou », « Pinpin »).
Nouvel épisode rocambolesque dans le bras de fer qui oppose la France aux francophones au sein de TV5 …. Lassée des multiples atermoiements de ses partenaires francophones, la France avait décidé de passer en force. Elle souhaitait introniser Alain de Pouzilhac comme membre du conseil d'administration …. Pour cela, François Bonnemain, l'actuel pdg de TV5,…
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.