panamiste

\pa.na.mist\

/\pa.na.mist\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne ayant trempé dans le scandale de Panama.

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Index FR-panamiste · panamiste · French

panamiste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 panamiste
PropertyValue
Headwordpanamiste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.na.mist\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « panamiste » en français

panamistesiège 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

panamiste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.na.mist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne ayant trempé dans le scandale de Panama.".

panamiste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is panamiste, spelled P-A-N-A-M-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne ayant trempé dans le scandale de Panama.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais qu’Albertine eût dîné au château du régent de la Banque avec telle ou telle dame, que cette dame l’eût même invitée pour l’hiver suivant, cela n’en donnait pas moins à la jeune fille, pour la mère d’Andrée, une sorte de considération particulière qui s’alliait très bien à la pitié et même au mépris excités par son infortune, mépris augmenté par le fa…
  2. La Chambre ordonne les poursuites. […]. Mais la justice n’est pas cruelle aux panamistes : le juge d’instruction Franqueville rend une ordonnance de non-lieu en faveur de Jules Roche, d’Emmanuel Arène et de Thévenet ; la Chambre des mises en accusation met hors de cause Rouvier, Devès, Albert Grévy et Léon Renault. Parmi les quatre ou cinq qui sont déféré…

Synonyms

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 "panamiste"?
"panamiste" is spelled P-A-N-A-M-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.na.mist\.
What does "panamiste" mean?
As a noun, "panamiste" means: Personne ayant trempé dans le scandale de Panama.
How do you pronounce "panamiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panamiste" is \pa.na.mist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panamiste" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list