pourceau
\puʁ.so\
The verdict
“pourceau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porc ; cochon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pourceau · pourceau · French
pourceau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | pourceau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \puʁ.so\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pourceau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pourceau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \puʁ.so\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pourceau, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pourceau, spelled P-O-U-R-C-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Porc ; cochon.
- 2Homme dont l'apparence fait penser à un cochon.
- 3Homme qui mange gloutonnement et malproprement.
- 4Homme haïssable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pourceau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La malédiction de saint Withold soit sur ces damnés pourceaux ! dit le porcher après avoir violemment soufflé dans sa corne pour rassembler la troupe éparse des porcs, ….
Les Chinois ont donné des pieds de tigre à ce pachyderme, en cette qualité cousin germain du pourceau, et une queue de bœuf à un animal sans queue.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.