éplumer
\e.ply.me\
The verdict
“éplumer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plumer, enlever les plumes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eplumer · éplumer · French
éplumer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | éplumer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.ply.me\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
éplumer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.ply.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plumer, enlever les plumes.".
No misspelling variants are generated for éplumer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éplumer, spelled É-P-L-U-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Plumer, enlever les plumes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how éplumer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une dame aux cheveux grisonnants, assise en tailleur sur la véranda, tourna la tête et, lâchant le poulet qu’elle était en train d’éplumer, se précipita vers Tirunesh, tapant dans ses mains et poussant des exclamations joyeuses en une mixture de français et d’afar qui fit rire tout le monde.
comment éplumer et préparer la perdrix ?
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.