pashmina
\paʃ.mi.na\
The verdict
“pashmina” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cachemire de haute qualité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pashmina · pashmina · French
pashmina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pashmina |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʃ.mi.na\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pashmina » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pashmina is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʃ.mi.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cachemire de haute qualité.".
pashmina has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pashmina, spelled P-A-S-H-M-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Cachemire de haute qualité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pashmina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle frissonne, s’enroule d’un pashmina qu’un ami lui a rapporté d’un voyage en Inde. John démarre. La voiture glisse silencieuse comme un aéronef. C’est l’aube.
Dans le soir, dans le noir, on percevait les chuchotements des couples qui s'aimaient sans pashmina ni turbans, dans des soupirs étouffés.
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.