pouque
\puk\
The verdict
“pouque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - Équivalent cauchois de sac.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pouque · pouque · French
pouque · 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 | pouque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \puk\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pouque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pouque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \puk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Équivalent cauchois de sac.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pouque in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pouque, spelled P-O-U-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Équivalent cauchois de sac.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pouque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au plus fort la pouque : la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure (le plus fort remporte tout, sous-entendu : tout le sac). Voir aussi au plus fort la poche.
Synonyms
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.