palamidière

\pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\

/\pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“palamidière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Filet de la forme de celui qui sert à prendre les thons, mais à plus petites mailles.

Key facts for palamidière
PropertyValue
Headwordpalamidière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “palamidière” sits in French frequency

palamidière falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

palamidière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Filet de la forme de celui qui sert à prendre les thons, mais à plus petites mailles.".

palamidière doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 palamidière, spelled P-A-L-A-M-I-D-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filet de la forme de celui qui sert à prendre les thons, mais à plus petites mailles.

Synonyms

thonaire

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palamidière"?
"palamidière" is spelled P-A-L-A-M-I-D-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\.
What does "palamidière" mean?
As a noun, "palamidière" means: Filet de la forme de celui qui sert à prendre les thons, mais à plus petites mailles.
How do you pronounce "palamidière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palamidière" is \pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palamidière" come from?
"palamidière" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “palamidière”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-L-A-M-I-D-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.la.mi.djɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list