pâme

\pam\

/\pam\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe pâmer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pame · pâme · French

pâme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pâme
PropertyValue
Headwordpâme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pam\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pâme » en français

pâmesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pâme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pâme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pâme, spelled P-Â-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe pâmer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe pâmer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe pâmer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe pâmer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe pâmer.

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 "pâme"?
"pâme" is spelled P-Â-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pam\.
What does "pâme" mean?
As a verb, "pâme" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe pâmer.
How do you pronounce "pâme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pâme" is \pam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pâme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list