queue-de-poêle

\kø.də.pwal\

/\kø.də.pwal\/ noun

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The verdict

“queue-de-poêle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (ouest de la France) Nom vernaculaire des oiseaux du genre Motacilla, à queue longue et très mobile.

Key facts for queue-de-poêle
PropertyValue
Headwordqueue-de-poêle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kø.də.pwal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “queue-de-poêle” sits in French frequency

queue-de-poêle falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

queue-de-poêle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kø.də.pwal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(ouest de la France) Nom vernaculaire des oiseaux du genre Motacilla, à queue longue et très mobile.".

No misspelling variants are generated for queue-de-poêle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is queue-de-poêle, spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---P-O-Ê-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (ouest de la France) Nom vernaculaire des oiseaux du genre Motacilla, à queue longue et très mobile.

Synonyms

bergeronnettehoche-culhochequeuelavandière

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 "queue-de-poêle"?
"queue-de-poêle" is spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---P-O-Ê-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kø.də.pwal\.
What does "queue-de-poêle" mean?
As a noun, "queue-de-poêle" means: (ouest de la France) Nom vernaculaire des oiseaux du genre Motacilla, à queue longue et très mobile.
How do you pronounce "queue-de-poêle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queue-de-poêle" is \kø.də.pwal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queue-de-poêle" come from?
"queue-de-poêle" 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 “queue-de-poêle”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---P-O-Ê-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kø.də.pwal\ (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
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