fumant

\fy.mɑ̃\

/\fy.mɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“fumant” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,601
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui fume, qui jette de la fumée ou quelque vapeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fumant · fumant · French

fumant · rank #24,601 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,601
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frénésie

Nearest frequency peer: frénésie (-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 « fumant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fumant » 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).

fumant vs furent
67% similar
fumant vs fuyant
83% similar
fumant vs fument
83% similar

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

Key facts for fumant
PropertyValue
Headwordfumant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fy.mɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,601
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fumant »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fumantse 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 « frénésie » (#24,600), « funeste » (#24,602), « froidement » (#24,599). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fumant » est au #24,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fumant (IPA \fy.mɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,601 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fumant, with forms such as "ffumant", "fmuant", and "fuamnt". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "furent", "fuyant", "fument", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fumant, spelled F-U-M-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui fume, qui jette de la fumée ou quelque vapeur.
  2. 2
    Qui fulmine.
  3. 3
    Qualifie un acte déloyal.
  4. 4
    Très bon, qui force l’admiration.
  5. 5
    Surprenant ; formidable ; sensationnel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce jeune gentilhomme, […], laissa pénétrer son cheval tout fumant jusqu’au cœur de la ville.
  2. Gaspard vit avec joie la femme poser une soupière fumante sur la table de la cuisine.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffumant
  • fmuant
  • fuamnt
  • fumannt
  • fumantt
  • fumatn
  • fummant
  • fumnat
  • ufmant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fumant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffumant1fmuant2fuamnt2fumannt1fumantt1fumatn2fummant1fumnat2
Edit distance from "fumant"

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 "fumant"?
"fumant" is spelled F-U-M-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.mɑ̃\.
What does "fumant" mean?
As an adjective, "fumant" means: Qui fume, qui jette de la fumée ou quelque vapeur.
What words are commonly confused with "fumant"?
"fumant" is commonly confused with "furent", "fuyant", "fument". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fumant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fumant" is \fy.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fumant" come from?
"fumant" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fourré#24,597feutre#24,591essuyé#24,580harbor#24,622

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fleurir9 variantsDelmas9 variantscruels9 variantsMatrix9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list