passion fruit
/ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/
"passion-fruit" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“passion fruit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
Corpus desk
Index EN-passion-fruit · passion fruit · English
passion fruit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | passion fruit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “passion fruit” in English
Rare enough to double-check
passion fruit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
passion fruit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle … The correct English form is passion fruit, spelled P-A-S-S-I-O-N- -F-R-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
- 2The edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora edulis; a round fruit with a purple or yellow skin which is native to Brazil.
- 3The flesh of the edible fruit.
- 4A passionate person; a lover.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how passion fruit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He brought four passion fruits from the market.
Passion fruits are added for visual interest.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English passion fruit From passion + fruit.
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.