Pourim

\pu.ʁim\

/\pu.ʁim\/ noun

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The verdict

“Pourim” is uncommon French (frequency #89,015 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,015
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fête religieuse juive, le 14 adar, qui célèbre le sauvetage des Juifs en Perse.

Key facts for Pourim
PropertyValue
HeadwordPourim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.ʁim\
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pourim” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Pourim lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pourim is uncommon French at frequency #89,015 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.ʁim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fête religieuse juive, le 14 adar, qui célèbre le sauvetage des Juifs en Perse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pourim in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Pourim, spelled P-O-U-R-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fête religieuse juive, le 14 adar, qui célèbre le sauvetage des Juifs en Perse.

This word in other languages

Purim(English)Purim(Deutsch)

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 "Pourim"?
"Pourim" is spelled P-O-U-R-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.ʁim\.
What does "Pourim" mean?
As a noun, "Pourim" means: Fête religieuse juive, le 14 adar, qui célèbre le sauvetage des Juifs en Perse.
How do you pronounce "Pourim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pourim" is \pu.ʁim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pourim" come from?
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Using “Pourim”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-R-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pu.ʁim\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list