Puiseux

\pɥi.zø\

/\pɥi.zø\/ name

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The verdict

“Puiseux” is uncommon French (frequency #95,202 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,202
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.

Key facts for Puiseux
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuiseux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɥi.zø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Puiseux” 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). Puiseux lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Puiseux is uncommon French at frequency #95,202 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pɥi.zø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Puiseux, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Puiseux, spelled P-U-I-S-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département d’Eure-et-Loir.
  3. 3
    Ancien nom de la commune française Puiseux-en-Retz.
  4. 4
    Ancienne localité sise sur le ban de la commune de Semide.

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 "Puiseux"?
"Puiseux" is spelled P-U-I-S-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pɥi.zø\.
What does "Puiseux" mean?
As a proper noun, "Puiseux" means: Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
How do you pronounce "Puiseux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puiseux" is \pɥi.zø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puiseux" come from?
"Puiseux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Puiseux”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-U-I-S-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɥi.zø\ (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