pourridié

\pu.ʁi.dje\

/\pu.ʁi.dje\/ noun

The verdict

“pourridié” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Maladie des végétaux ligneux (vigne et arbres fruitiers) causée par un champignon qui entraîne la décomposition du bois des racines des arbres, arbustes et arbrisseaux. Ce champignon parasite, l'ar...

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Index FR-pourridie · pourridié · French

pourridié · 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 pourridié
PropertyValue
Headwordpourridié
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.ʁi.dje\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pourridié » en français

pourridiéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pourridié is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.ʁi.dje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maladie des végétaux ligneux (vigne et arbres fruitiers) causée par un champignon qui entraîne la décomposition du bois des racines des arbres, arbustes et arbrisseaux. Ce champignon parasite, l'ar...".

Zero misspellings are on record for pourridié in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pourridié, spelled P-O-U-R-R-I-D-I-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maladie des végétaux ligneux (vigne et arbres fruitiers) causée par un champignon qui entraîne la décomposition du bois des racines des arbres, arbustes et arbrisseaux. Ce champignon parasite, l'armillaire Armillaria mellea, attaque les racines et entraine la mort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le pourridié est une maladie parasitaire due à des champignons qui se développent sur les racines.

Synonyms

carie des racines

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pourridié"?
"pourridié" is spelled P-O-U-R-R-I-D-I-É. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.ʁi.dje\.
What does "pourridié" mean?
As a noun, "pourridié" means: Maladie des végétaux ligneux (vigne et arbres fruitiers) causée par un champignon qui entraîne la décomposition du bois des racines des arbres, arbustes et arbrisseaux. Ce champignon parasite, l'ar...
How do you pronounce "pourridié"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pourridié" is \pu.ʁi.dje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list