Plumeau
[plyˈmoː]
The verdict
“Plumeau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dickeres Federbett zum Zudecken (Es kann Körperlänge haben oder auch weniger.)
Corpus desk
Index DE-plumeau · Plumeau · German
Plumeau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Plumeau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [plyˈmoː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plumeau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plumeau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plyˈmoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dickeres Federbett zum Zudecken (Es kann Körperlänge haben oder auch weniger.)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Plumeau, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Plumeau, spelled P-L-U-M-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1dickeres Federbett zum Zudecken (Es kann Körperlänge haben oder auch weniger.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plumeau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Zuschauer kommen mit Decken und Plumeaus, um sich während der Vorstellung wenigstens einigermaßen warm zu halten.“
„In Köln gibt es noch viele französische Wörter aus der Zeit der Besetzung durch Napoleon: Portemonnaie für Geldbörse, Plumeau für Federbettdecke, Trottoir für Bürgersteig.“
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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.