pamplemoussier
\pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\
The verdict
“pamplemoussier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce d’arbre fruitier (Citrus maxima) de la famille des Rutacées, originaire d’Asie, et qui produit le pamplemousse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pamplemoussier · pamplemoussier · French
pamplemoussier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pamplemoussier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pamplemoussier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pamplemoussier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d’arbre fruitier (Citrus maxima) de la famille des Rutacées, originaire d’Asie, et qui produit le pamplemousse.".
pamplemoussier has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pamplemoussier, spelled P-A-M-P-L-E-M-O-U-S-S-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Espèce d’arbre fruitier (Citrus maxima) de la famille des Rutacées, originaire d’Asie, et qui produit le pamplemousse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pamplemoussier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette fois-ci l’épreuve pour les deux équipes consistait à déraciner un vieux pamplemoussier.
Appartenant à la famille des rutacées, le genre citrus, né en Sud-Est asiatique, est à l’origine des quatre espèces (mandariniers, pamplemoussiers, cédratiers et un papeda) les plus courantes sur nos étals : orangers, citronniers, limettiers et pomelos.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.