cumin des prés
\ky.mɛ̃ dɛ pʁe\
The verdict
“cumin des prés” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire du carvi (Carum carvi), plante de la famille des Apiacées dont on utilise les graines en tant que condiment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cumin des prés |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ky.mɛ̃ dɛ pʁe\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cumin des prés” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cumin des prés is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ky.mɛ̃ dɛ pʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom vernaculaire du carvi (Carum carvi), plante de la famille des Apiacées dont on utilise les graines en tant que condiment.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cumin des prés, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cumin des prés, spelled C-U-M-I-N- -D-E-S- -P-R-É-S.
Definition
- 1Nom vernaculaire du carvi (Carum carvi), plante de la famille des Apiacées dont on utilise les graines en tant que condiment.
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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.
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Using “cumin des prés”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-U-M-I-N- -D-E-S- -P-R-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ky.mɛ̃ dɛ pʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.