pantomime

\pɑ̃.to.mi.mə\

/\pɑ̃.to.mi.mə\/ noun

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The verdict

“pantomime” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,083
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de drame où les acteurs suppléent à la parole par le geste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pantomime · pantomime · French

pantomime · rank #44,083 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,083
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH palatinat

Nearest frequency peer: palatinat (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « pantomime »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « pantomime » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pantomime
PropertyValue
Headwordpantomime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɑ̃.to.mi.mə\
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,083
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pantomime »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).pantomimese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « palatinat » (#44,082), « Patel » (#44,084), « oxymore » (#44,081). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pantomime » est au #44,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pantomime (IPA \pɑ̃.to.mi.mə\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,083 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pantomime, with forms such as "apntomime", "panntomime", and "panotmime". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pantomime, spelled P-A-N-T-O-M-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de drame où les acteurs suppléent à la parole par le geste.
  2. 2
    Manière d’exprimer des sentiments et/ou des idées par des gestes, des attitudes et des mimiques, le plus souvent sans avoir recours à la parole.
  3. 3
    Comportement ridicule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jouer, exécuter une pantomime.
  2. La musique d’une pantomime.

Synonyms

mimodrame

This word in other languages

pantomime(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apntomime
  • panntomime
  • panotmime
  • pantmoime
  • pantoimme
  • pantomiem
  • pantomimme
  • pantommie
  • pantommime
  • panttomime
  • patnomime
  • pnatomime
  • ppantomime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pantomime - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apntomime2panntomime1panotmime2pantmoime2pantoimme2pantomiem2pantomimme1pantommie2
Edit distance from "pantomime"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pantomime"?
"pantomime" is spelled P-A-N-T-O-M-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃.to.mi.mə\.
What does "pantomime" mean?
As a noun, "pantomime" means: Sorte de drame où les acteurs suppléent à la parole par le geste.
What are common misspellings of "pantomime"?
Common misspellings include "apntomime", "panntomime", "panotmime", "pantmoime", "pantoimme". The correct spelling is "pantomime".
How do you pronounce "pantomime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pantomime" is \pɑ̃.to.mi.mə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pantomime" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

palatinat#44,082petitesse#44,090népotisme#44,069motorisée#44,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prédicat13 variantsmonogramme13 variantsprêtrise13 variantsMarignane13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list