paumée

\po.me\

/\po.me\/ noun

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The verdict

“paumée” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,471
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engagement conclu par des contractants qui se frappent la paume de la main.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paumee · paumée · French

paumée · rank #37,471 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,471
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH penchants

Nearest frequency peer: penchants (+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 « paumée »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « paumée » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

paumée vs pause
67% similar
paumée vs plume
67% similar
paumée vs payée
67% similar

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

Key facts for paumée
PropertyValue
Headwordpaumée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\po.me\
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,471
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paumée »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « penchants » (#37,472), « parchemins » (#37,469), « pensants » (#37,473). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paumée » est au #37,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around paumée (IPA \po.me\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,471 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for paumée, with forms such as "apumée", "pamuée", and "paumee". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pause", "plume", "payée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is paumée, spelled P-A-U-M-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engagement conclu par des contractants qui se frappent la paume de la main.
  2. 2
    Mode de vente aux enchères permettant de surenchérir.
  3. 3
    Unité de mesure effectuée main ouverte entre l’extrémité du pouce et celle du petit doigt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lorsque tout est réglé, les deux pères se frappent dans la main, c'est la «paumée» qui engage respectivement et irrémédiablement les deux familles.
  2. 5, nᵒ 47, vendra avec bénéfice de paumée et d’enchères en la chambre des ventes par notaires : Une BELLE MAISON , avec cour et dépendances.

This word in other languages

palmful(English)palmo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apumée
  • pamuée
  • paumee
  • paumeé
  • paummée
  • pauéme
  • ppaumée
  • puamée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paumée - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apumée2pamuée2paumee1paumeé2paummée1pauéme2ppaumée1puamée2
Edit distance from "paumée"

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 "paumée"?
"paumée" is spelled P-A-U-M-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \po.me\.
What does "paumée" mean?
As a noun, "paumée" means: Engagement conclu par des contractants qui se frappent la paume de la main.
What words are commonly confused with "paumée"?
"paumée" is commonly confused with "pause", "plume", "payée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paumée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paumée" is \po.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paumée" come from?
"paumée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pallas#37,466Persée#37,476Phèdre#37,478osmose#37,462

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Pigalle8 variantspliant8 variantsofficer8 variantsquidam8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list