pourceque

\puʁ.skə\

/\puʁ.skə\/ conj

The verdict

“pourceque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Car, parce que.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pourceque · pourceque · French

pourceque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for pourceque
PropertyValue
Headwordpourceque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\puʁ.skə\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pourceque » en français

pourcequen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pourceque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \puʁ.skə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Car, parce que.".

No misspelling variants are generated for pourceque in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 pourceque, spelled P-O-U-R-C-E-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Car, parce que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et ainsi encore je pensai que pourceque nous avons tous été enfants avant que d’être hommes […].
  2. […] et pourceque CB et BA sont deux quantités indéterminées et inconnues, je les nomme l’une y et l’autre x; […]

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pourceque"?
"pourceque" is spelled P-O-U-R-C-E-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \puʁ.skə\.
What does "pourceque" mean?
As a conjunction, "pourceque" means: Car, parce que.
How do you pronounce "pourceque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pourceque" is \puʁ.skə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pourceque" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list