bergamot
/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/
"bergamot" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bergamot” is an uncommon English word, ranked #65,727 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,727
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bergamot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bergamot” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bergamot is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/. Corpus data places it at rank #65,727 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for bergamot in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century. The correct English form is bergamot, spelled B-E-R-G-A-M-O-T.
Definition
- 1A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
- 2The fruit from the bergamot tree.
- 3The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
- 4A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
- 5Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
- 6Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
- 7A variety of pear.
Etymology
From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bergamot”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-E-R-G-A-M-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.