râlé-poussé

\ʁɑ.le.pu.se\

/\ʁɑ.le.pu.se\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rixe, bagarre, mouvement de foule, bousculade, cohue, altercation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rale-pousse · râlé-poussé · French

râlé-poussé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 râlé-poussé
PropertyValue
Headwordrâlé-poussé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ.le.pu.se\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « râlé-poussé » en français

râlé-poussén'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

râlé-poussé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɑ.le.pu.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for râlé-poussé, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is râlé-poussé, spelled R-Â-L-É---P-O-U-S-S-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rixe, bagarre, mouvement de foule, bousculade, cohue, altercation.
  2. 2
    Accordéon diatonique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’est au cours d’un énième râlé-poussé contre lui-même, ou plutôt contre l’un de ses soubresauts stomacaux non adéquats et taquins —en somme il avait les gencives qui baignaient dans la gerbe—, qu’une parole, un échange, lui claqua à l’esprit comme un éclair, voire comme le fouet (en cuir de lama du Tibet) sur le cul d’une Katsuni imaginaire.

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 "râlé-poussé"?
"râlé-poussé" is spelled R-Â-L-É---P-O-U-S-S-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ.le.pu.se\.
What does "râlé-poussé" mean?
As a noun, "râlé-poussé" means: Rixe, bagarre, mouvement de foule, bousculade, cohue, altercation.
How do you pronounce "râlé-poussé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "râlé-poussé" is \ʁɑ.le.pu.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "râlé-poussé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list