pomelo
/ˈpɒmɪləʊ/noun
pomelo is spelled P-O-M-E-L-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pomelo means “The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pomelo is pomelos or pomeloes.
How many letters and syllables are in pomelo?
| Letters | 6: P-O-M-E-L-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pomelo?
Pomelo appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pomelo?
- UK /ˈpɒmɪləʊ/
- UK /ˈpʌmɪləʊ/
- UK /pəˈmɛləʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-pomelo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pomelo
- pomelos plural
- pomeloes plural
- pommelo
- pumello
- pummelo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pomelo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
- 2
The tree which produces this fruit.
- 3
USarchaicThe grapefruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pomelo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pomélo , pamplemoussier |
| German | Pomelo, Pampelmuse |
| Portuguese | pomelo |
| Spanish | pampelmusa, pomelo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pomelo come from?
Of uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from French, Dutch, Portuguese sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon" or transcribing the Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”). Alternatively, possibly from pome (“apple”) + melon or some cognate; though such a compound is currently unattested, some early variant spellings seem to show influence from pome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).