punaise de sacristie
\py.nɛz də sa.kʁis.ti\
The verdict
“punaise de sacristie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membre du clergé catholique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-punaise-de-sacristie · punaise de sacristie · French
punaise de sacristie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | punaise de sacristie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \py.nɛz də sa.kʁis.ti\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
punaise de sacristie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \py.nɛz də sa.kʁis.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for punaise de sacristie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is punaise de sacristie, spelled P-U-N-A-I-S-E- -D-E- -S-A-C-R-I-S-T-I-E.
Definition
- 1Membre du clergé catholique.
- 2Dévot, et plus souvent dévote, qui est un fervent adepte des pratiques religieuses chrétiennes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how punaise de sacristie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quant à mon appréciation personnelle, elle est tout entière renfermée dans ce cri de dégoût poussé un jour dans le Charivari par mon brave ami Taxile Delord : « Il n’y a rien à faire avec les punaises de sacristie! »
Arrivé dans ce local, M. le curé se dépouilla de son surplis, qu’il accrocha dans une armoire ad hoc déjà encombrée de vêtements sacerdotaux et dont il referma la porte sur moi. J’étais devenue subitement une punaise de sacristie !
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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.