panettone

\pa.nɛ.tɔn\

/\pa.nɛ.tɔn\/ noun

The verdict

“panettone” 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) - Brioche italienne fourrée de raisins secs, de fruits confits et de zestes d’agrumes qui se mange par tradition à Noël.

Corpus desk

Index FR-panettone · panettone · French

panettone · 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 panettone
PropertyValue
Headwordpanettone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.nɛ.tɔn\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « panettone » en français

panettonen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

panettone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.nɛ.tɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brioche italienne fourrée de raisins secs, de fruits confits et de zestes d’agrumes qui se mange par tradition à Noël.".

panettone has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is panettone, spelled P-A-N-E-T-T-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brioche italienne fourrée de raisins secs, de fruits confits et de zestes d’agrumes qui se mange par tradition à Noël.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’homme arrêté était également en possession d’un plat en porcelaine et d’un panettone - gâteau italien typique de Noël - qui seraient le fruit d’autres actes d’extorsion.
  2. Dans un décor élégant, sur place ou à emporter, choisissez le meilleur de l’Italie : fromage, charcuteries, prosecco et autre panettone sauront vous faire voyager.

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 "panettone"?
"panettone" is spelled P-A-N-E-T-T-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.nɛ.tɔn\.
What does "panettone" mean?
As a noun, "panettone" means: Brioche italienne fourrée de raisins secs, de fruits confits et de zestes d’agrumes qui se mange par tradition à Noël.
How do you pronounce "panettone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panettone" is \pa.nɛ.tɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panettone" come from?
"panettone" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list