pamplemousse

\pɑ̃.plə.mus\

/\pɑ̃.plə.mus\/ noun

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The verdict

“pamplemousse” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,296. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,296
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - : Fruit du pamplemoussier (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, ou Citrus decumana), de couleur jaune, rosé ou verdâtre, peu juteux et au goût parfois amer, piriforme, sphérique ou aplati, appartenant à ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-pamplemousse · pamplemousse · French

pamplemousse · rank #30,296 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,296
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parfumerie

Nearest frequency peer: parfumerie (+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 « pamplemousse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pamplemousse » 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
Key facts for pamplemousse
PropertyValue
Headwordpamplemousse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɑ̃.plə.mus\
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,296
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pamplemousse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pamplemoussese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « parfumerie » (#30,297), « Ovide » (#30,294), « parmentier » (#30,298). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pamplemousse » est au #30,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around pamplemousse (IPA \pɑ̃.plə.mus\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,296 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for pamplemousse, with forms such as "apmplemousse", "pamlpemousse", and "pammplemousse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pamplemousse, spelled P-A-M-P-L-E-M-O-U-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    : Fruit du pamplemoussier (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, ou Citrus decumana), de couleur jaune, rosé ou verdâtre, peu juteux et au goût parfois amer, piriforme, sphérique ou aplati, appartenant à la famille des agrumes (Citrus) dont il est le plus gros des fruits.
  2. 2
    Agrume plus ou moins sphérique, à peau fine et contenant peu de pépins, de nom scientifique Citrus paradisi (ou Citrus x paradisi), également connu sous le nom de pomelo ou de l’anglicisme grapefruit.
  3. 3
    Arbre fruitier de l’île Maurice et de l’île de la Réunion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le mot pamplemousse… » gros citron », désignant de gros fruits dont le diamètre peut atteindre 30 cm et qui pèsent jusqu’à 3 kilos… une pulpe… très appréciée en Extrême-Orient.
  2. En fait, les fruits que nous achetons sous le nom de pamplemousses sont des pomélos.

Synonyms

pomelopamplemoussierpomelo

This word in other languages

pomelo(English)pomelo(Español)Pampelmuse(Deutsch)toranja(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apmplemousse
  • pamlpemousse
  • pammplemousse
  • pampelmousse
  • pamplemmousse
  • pamplemosuse
  • pamplemouse
  • pamplemouses
  • pamplemuosse
  • pampleomusse
  • pampllemousse
  • pamplmeousse
  • pampplemousse
  • papmlemousse
  • pmaplemousse
  • ppamplemousse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pamplemousse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apmplemousse2pamlpemousse2pammplemousse1pampelmousse2pamplemmousse1pamplemosuse2pamplemouse1pamplemouses2
Edit distance from "pamplemousse"

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 "pamplemousse"?
"pamplemousse" is spelled P-A-M-P-L-E-M-O-U-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃.plə.mus\.
What does "pamplemousse" mean?
As a noun, "pamplemousse" means: : Fruit du pamplemoussier (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, ou Citrus decumana), de couleur jaune, rosé ou verdâtre, peu juteux et au goût parfois amer, piriforme, sphérique ou aplati, appartenant à ...
What are common misspellings of "pamplemousse"?
Common misspellings include "apmplemousse", "pamlpemousse", "pammplemousse", "pampelmousse", "pamplemmousse". The correct spelling is "pamplemousse".
How do you pronounce "pamplemousse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pamplemousse" is \pɑ̃.plə.mus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pamplemousse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

organigramme#30,290moléculaires#30,266reconstruite#30,330irrégularité#30,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

poursuivons16 variantspulmonaires16 variantslancements16 variantssensationnel16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list