pomelo

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pampelmuse (Frucht) (nicht zu verwechseln mit der Grapefruit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-pomelo · pomelo · German

pomelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for pomelo
PropertyValue
Headwordpomelo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pomelo“ im Deutschen

pomelositzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pomelo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for pomelo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pomelo, spelled P-O-M-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pampelmuse (Frucht) (nicht zu verwechseln mit der Grapefruit)
  2. 2
    Pampelmusenbaum

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The pomelo is a citrus fruit.

Synonyms

shaddockChinese grapefruitpummelo

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 "pomelo"?
"pomelo" is spelled P-O-M-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "pomelo" mean?
As a noun, "pomelo" means: Pampelmuse (Frucht) (nicht zu verwechseln mit der Grapefruit)
How do you pronounce "pomelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pomelo" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pomelo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list