pamplemoussier

\pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\

/\pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\/ noun

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.

Key facts for pamplemoussier
PropertyValue
Headwordpamplemoussier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pamplemoussier » en français

pamplemoussierreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Espèce d’arbre fruitier (Citrus maxima) de la famille des Rutacées, originaire d’Asie, et qui produit le pamplemousse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette fois-ci l’épreuve pour les deux équipes consistait à déraciner un vieux pamplemoussier.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pamplemoussier"?
"pamplemoussier" is spelled P-A-M-P-L-E-M-O-U-S-S-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\.
What does "pamplemoussier" mean?
As a noun, "pamplemoussier" means: Espèce d’arbre fruitier (Citrus maxima) de la famille des Rutacées, originaire d’Asie, et qui produit le pamplemousse.
How do you pronounce "pamplemoussier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pamplemoussier" is \pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pamplemoussier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list