froment

\fʁɔ.mɑ̃\

/\fʁɔ.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“froment” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,969
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blé tendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-froment · froment · French

froment · rank #31,969 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,969
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH froc

Nearest frequency peer: froc (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « froment »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « froment » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

froment vs front
71% similar
froment vs fument
71% similar
froment vs frozen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for froment
PropertyValue
Headwordfroment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔ.mɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,969
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « froment »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fromentse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « froc » (#31,968), « fustige » (#31,970), « frictions » (#31,967). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « froment » est au #31,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around froment (IPA \fʁɔ.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,969 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for froment, with forms such as "ffroment", "frmoent", and "froemnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "front", "fument", "frozen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is froment, spelled F-R-O-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blé tendre.
  2. 2
    Toute céréale à paille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des mortifications, des jeûnes les purifient. Ni froment, ni huile.
  2. En m'envoyant mon froment, M. Renard me fit observer que je semais beaucoup trop tôt, que ce froment devait se semer après la récolte des betteraves en décembre, et qu'il fallait semer épais, à raison de 2 hectol. 1/2 à l'hectare, de façon que tous les pieds montassent en épi ensemble sans taller.

This word in other languages

wheat(English)trigo(Español)Weizen(Deutsch)trigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffroment
  • frmoent
  • froemnt
  • fromennt
  • fromentt
  • frometn
  • fromment
  • fromnet
  • frroment
  • rfoment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of froment - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffroment1frmoent2froemnt2fromennt1fromentt1frometn2fromment1fromnet2
Edit distance from "froment"

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 "froment"?
"froment" is spelled F-R-O-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔ.mɑ̃\.
What does "froment" mean?
As a noun, "froment" means: Blé tendre.
What words are commonly confused with "froment"?
"froment" is commonly confused with "front", "fument", "frozen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "froment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "froment" is \fʁɔ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "froment" come from?
"froment" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fustige#31,970figurez#31,961Goodman#31,977fermait#31,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Gourcuff10 variantsexégèse10 variantsdiction10 variantsinterim10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list