blossom

\ˈblɒs.əm\

/\ˈblɒs.əm\/ noun

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The verdict

“blossom” is uncommon French (frequency #60,591 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,591
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fleur ou groupe de fleur, spécialement de fruit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blossom · blossom · French

blossom · rank #60,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,591
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH blaugrana

Nearest frequency peer: blaugrana (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « blossom »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « blossom » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blossom
PropertyValue
Headwordblossom
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈblɒs.əm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blossom » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).blossomtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « blaugrana » (#60,590), « bisphénol » (#60,589), « blâmes » (#60,593). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blossom » est au #60,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blossom is uncommon French at frequency #60,591 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈblɒs.əm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blossom, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is blossom, spelled B-L-O-S-S-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fleur ou groupe de fleur, spécialement de fruit.
  2. 2
    Floraison, état ou saison produisant des fleurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blossom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The blossom has come early this year.
  2. The orchard is in blossom.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blossom"?
"blossom" is spelled B-L-O-S-S-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈblɒs.əm\.
What does "blossom" mean?
As a noun, "blossom" means: Fleur ou groupe de fleur, spécialement de fruit.
How do you pronounce "blossom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blossom" is \ˈblɒs.əm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blossom" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blossom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Biscaye#60,588Binoche#60,586bikinis#60,585braquée#60,601

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list