pomodoro
"pomodoro" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pomodoro” is uncommon English (frequency #89,777 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,777
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A variety of pear-shaped tomato from Italy; San Marzano tomato.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pomodoro · pomodoro · English
pomodoro · rank #89,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,777
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pleurisy
Nearest frequency peer: pleurisy (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “pomodoro”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- pleasance
pleasance
10,227 corpus weight
- pleurisy
pleurisy
10,226 corpus weight
- pomodoro
pomodoro
10,224 corpus weight
- porterhouse
porterhouse
10,222 corpus weight
- Portola
Portola
10,221 corpus weight
- possessiven…
possessiveness
10,219 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “pomodoro” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pomodoro |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #89,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pomodoro” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pomodoro is uncommon English at frequency #89,777 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pomodoro in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian pomodoro (“tomato”). The time interval comes from the Pomodoro kitchen timer, which is in the shape of a tomato. The correct English form is pomodoro, spelled P-O-M-O-D-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1A variety of pear-shaped tomato from Italy; San Marzano tomato.
- 2Ellipsis of pomodoro sauce.
- 3A 25-minute time interval spent working (followed by a five-minute break), used as part of the Pomodoro time management system.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pomodoro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then she saw her first can of pomodoros, pear-shaped tomatoes grown and packed in Italy. She took a can home, and she was sure that pomodoros had more tang than our native tomatoes.
Ingredients: Garlic cloves, crushed 2 or 3/White bread, broken in pieces 6 slices/Water 2 cups/Spanish olive oil 1 cup/Salt 1 tbsp./Tomatoes, fresh ripe, peeled and chopped 5 lbs./ or pomodoro tomatoes, sieved 2 qts./Onions, chopped 3/4 cup/Ice-cold water 1 1/2 cup /Pimiento or green pepper 1/4 cup/Wine vinegar 5 tbsp./ Salt and pepper to taste
Etymology
From Italian pomodoro (“tomato”). The time interval comes from the Pomodoro kitchen timer, which is in the shape of a tomato.
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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