pudibond
\py.di.bɔ̃\
The verdict
“pudibond” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui a une pudeur exagérée jusqu’au ridicule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pudibond · pudibond · French
pudibond · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pudibond |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \py.di.bɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pudibond is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \py.di.bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for pudibond in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 pudibond, spelled P-U-D-I-B-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Qui a une pudeur exagérée jusqu’au ridicule.
- 2Qualifie la rougeur du visage produite par la timidité ou par la pudeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pudibond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsque l'œil était fait à cette pénurie de lumière, il distinguait, placées tout autour, ces pudibondes cloisons en usage dans les restaurants anglais. Ainsi, chaque buveur était bien seul dans sa cellule, tout à son breuvage, tout à son ivresse.
Et la gente pudibonde n’a point reculé devant la responsabilité d’actes de vandalisme, comme ceux qui firent draper après coup les beaux corps de Michel-Ange dans le "Jugement Dernier", proscrire les madones offrant le sein au divin enfant, et couvrir de feuilles de vigne les nudités antiques.
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.