parfumeur

Name: parfumeur, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\paʁ.fy.mœʁ\

/\paʁ.fy.mœʁ\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“parfumeur” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,703
frequency rank, French: 6,826
“P” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui crée des parfums.

Corpus desk

Index FR-parfumeur · parfumeur · French

parfumeur · rank #48,703 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,703
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,826
PHOTO-FINISH paraplégique

Nearest frequency peer: paraplégique (-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.

palin

51,301
Parapet

51,300
paraplégique

51,299
parfumeur

51,298
parias

51,297
pasque

51,296

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parfumeur vs parfumée

67% similar

parfumeur vs parfumées

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for parfumeur
Property	Value
Headword	parfumeur
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\paʁ.fy.mœʁ\
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#48,703
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parfumeur »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.parfumeurse place ici:

#48,703

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « paraplégique » (#48,702), « parias » (#48,704), « Parapet » (#48,701). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parfumeur » est au #48,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around parfumeur (IPA \paʁ.fy.mœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,703 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for parfumeur, with forms such as "aprfumeur", "pafrumeur", and "parffumeur". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "parfumée", "parfumées", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is parfumeur, spelled P-A-R-F-U-M-E-U-R.

Definition

1
Personne qui crée des parfums.
2
Celui qui fabrique des parfums.
3
Vendeur de parfums, propriétaire d'une parfumerie.
4
Lors des épisodes de peste à la fin du xviiᵉ siècle, celui qui procède à la fumigation des maisons pour les préserver ou les désinfecter de la maladie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Inventer la composition d’un nouveau parfum est un véritable art. Cette mission est confiée à des spécialistes appelés parfumeurs, parfumeurs-créateurs, ou encore compositeurs-parfumeurs. Nous préférons leur appellation familière, tout simplement « nez ».
Le bigaradier est l’arbre à senteurs du parfumeur : fleurs, fruits et rameaux sont utilisés pour notre plus grand plaisir.

Synonyms

compositeur de parfum compositeur de parfums nez parfumeur-créateur

This word in other languages

perfumer(English)perfumista(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

aprfumeur
pafrumeur
parffumeur
parfmueur
parfuemur
parfumeru
parfumeurr
parfummeur
parfumuer
parrfumeur
parufmeur
pparfumeur
prafumeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "parfumeur"

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 "parfumeur"?

"parfumeur" is spelled P-A-R-F-U-M-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.fy.mœʁ\.

What does "parfumeur" mean?

As a noun, "parfumeur" means: Personne qui crée des parfums.

What words are commonly confused with "parfumeur"?

"parfumeur" is commonly confused with "parfumée", "parfumées". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "parfumeur"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parfumeur" is \paʁ.fy.mœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "parfumeur" come from?

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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