Pommes frites
[pɔmˈfʁɪt]
The verdict
“Pommes frites” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Fett geröstete Kartoffelstäbchen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pommes frites |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔmˈfʁɪt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pommes frites” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pommes frites is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔmˈfʁɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Fett geröstete Kartoffelstäbchen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pommes frites in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pommes frites, spelled P-O-M-M-E-S- -F-R-I-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1in Fett geröstete Kartoffelstäbchen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Pommes frites”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-M-M-E-S- -F-R-I-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.