pandémies

\pɑ̃.de.mi\

/\pɑ̃.de.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“pandémies” is uncommon French (frequency #78,712 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,712
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pluriel de pandémie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pandemies · pandémies · French

pandémies · rank #78,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,712
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pangolin

Nearest frequency peer: pangolin (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “pandémies”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “pandémies” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for pandémies
PropertyValue
Headwordpandémies
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɑ̃.de.mi\
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pandémies” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pandémies lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pandémies is uncommon French at frequency #78,712 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃.de.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de pandémie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pandémies, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pandémies, spelled P-A-N-D-É-M-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de pandémie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Plus on déforeste, plus on perd de la biodiversité, plus on a de pandémies…

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pandémies"?
"pandémies" is spelled P-A-N-D-É-M-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃.de.mi\.
What does "pandémies" mean?
As a noun, "pandémies" means: Pluriel de pandémie.
How do you pronounce "pandémies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pandémies" is \pɑ̃.de.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pandémies" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list