fumer

\fy.me\

/\fy.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“fumer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,336
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeter de la fumée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fumer · fumer · French

fumer · rank #4,336 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,336
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fraude

Nearest frequency peer: fraude (-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 « fumer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fumer » 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).

fumer vs für
40% similar
fumer vs fuse
60% similar
fumer vs futur
60% similar

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

Key facts for fumer
PropertyValue
Headwordfumer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fy.me\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,336
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fumer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fumerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fraude » (#4,335), « gratuite » (#4,337), « formidable » (#4,334). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fumer » est au #4,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fumer (IPA \fy.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,336 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fumer, with forms such as "ffumer", "fmuer", and "fuemr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "für", "fuse", "futur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 fumer, spelled F-U-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeter de la fumée.
  2. 2
    Exhaler de la vapeur, en parlant d’un corps très chaud.
  3. 3
    Avoir de la colère, du dépit, de l’impatience, etc.
  4. 4
    Soumettre des viandes à l’action de la fumée plus ou moins longtemps, pour les sécher et les conserver.
  5. 5
    Forcer un animal dans son terrier qu’on remplit de fumée ; enfumer.
  6. 6
    Donner une teinte d’or à de l’argent, en l’exposant à la fumée de certaines substances.
  7. 7
    Faire brûler du tabac ou une autre substance, en aspirant par la bouche.
  8. 8
    Passer à tabac, frapper.
  9. 9
    Battre quelqu'un de manière très nette.
  10. 10
    Ruiner.
  11. 11
    Tuer avec une arme à feu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eh bien, Long, c’est exactement la même chose pour les volcans. Ils ne fument pas toujours.
  2. Un potage qui fume.

Synonyms

boucanertirer une biffetirer une gouléetirer une taffetuber

This word in other languages

smoke(English)ahumar(Español)rauchen(Deutsch)fumar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffumer
  • fmuer
  • fuemr
  • fumerr
  • fummer
  • fumre
  • ufmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fumer - 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.

ffumer1fmuer2fuemr2fumerr1fummer1fumre2ufmer2
Edit distance from "fumer"

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 "fumer"?
"fumer" is spelled F-U-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.me\.
What does "fumer" mean?
As a verb, "fumer" means: Jeter de la fumée.
What words are commonly confused with "fumer"?
"fumer" is commonly confused with "für", "fuse", "futur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fumer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fumer" is \fy.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fumer" come from?
"fumer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

joint#4,344Laval#4,345menée#4,351mince#4,353

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

recul7 variantsremet7 variantssœurs7 variantsélite7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list