fumoir

\fy.mwaʁ\

/\fy.mwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“fumoir” is uncommon French (frequency #52,705 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,705
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bâtiment destiné à fumer les viandes et les poissons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fumoir · fumoir · French

fumoir · rank #52,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,705
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fuiter

Nearest frequency peer: fuiter (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « fumoir »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fumoir » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fumoir
PropertyValue
Headwordfumoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fy.mwaʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fumoir » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fumoirtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « fuiter » (#52,704), « gainage » (#52,706), « frisquet » (#52,703). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fumoir » est au #52,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fumoir is uncommon French at frequency #52,705 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fy.mwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fumoir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 fumoir, spelled F-U-M-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bâtiment destiné à fumer les viandes et les poissons.
  2. 2
    Pièce qui, dans les appartements, dans les hôtels, dans les entreprises, est réservée aux fumeurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le fumoir occupait, à l’extrémité du grand salon, une des pièces rondes formées par les tourelles.
  2. Il se rendit à pied rue d’Antin où il avait un entresol, et, arrivé dans son fumoir, s’enferma pour écrire à Mlle de Vénérande.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "fumoir"?
"fumoir" is spelled F-U-M-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.mwaʁ\.
What does "fumoir" mean?
As a noun, "fumoir" means: Bâtiment destiné à fumer les viandes et les poissons.
How do you pronounce "fumoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fumoir" is \fy.mwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fumoir" come from?
"fumoir" 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 "fumoir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list