pousse-au-crime

\pu.so.kʁim\

/\pu.so.kʁim\/ adj

The verdict

“pousse-au-crime” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui incite à faire quelque chose qu’on ne doit pas faire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pousse-au-crime · pousse-au-crime · French

pousse-au-crime · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 pousse-au-crime
PropertyValue
Headwordpousse-au-crime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pu.so.kʁim\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pousse-au-crime » en français

pousse-au-crimen'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

pousse-au-crime is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pu.so.kʁim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui incite à faire quelque chose qu’on ne doit pas faire.".

No misspelling variants are generated for pousse-au-crime in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pousse-au-crime, spelled P-O-U-S-S-E---A-U---C-R-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui incite à faire quelque chose qu’on ne doit pas faire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Que ces éminences méditent ensemble les évolutions planétaires est légitime – mais là où le bât blesse, c'est que « l'homme de Davos » couvre, dès la décennie 2000, les pratiques d'une « finance pousse-au-crime » ; et rejette avec horreur l’idée même d’une « face noire de la mondialisation ».

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 "pousse-au-crime"?
"pousse-au-crime" is spelled P-O-U-S-S-E---A-U---C-R-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.so.kʁim\.
What does "pousse-au-crime" mean?
As an adjective, "pousse-au-crime" means: Qui incite à faire quelque chose qu’on ne doit pas faire.
How do you pronounce "pousse-au-crime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pousse-au-crime" is \pu.so.kʁim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pousse-au-crime" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list