pelamide

\pə.la.mid\

/\pə.la.mid\/ noun

The verdict

“pelamide” 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) - Poisson de mer qui ressemble au maquereau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pelamide · pelamide · French

pelamide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 pelamide
PropertyValue
Headwordpelamide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.la.mid\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pelamide » en français

pelamidereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pelamide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.la.mid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poisson de mer qui ressemble au maquereau.".

pelamide has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pelamide, spelled P-E-L-A-M-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poisson de mer qui ressemble au maquereau.

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 "pelamide"?
"pelamide" is spelled P-E-L-A-M-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.la.mid\.
What does "pelamide" mean?
As a noun, "pelamide" means: Poisson de mer qui ressemble au maquereau.
How do you pronounce "pelamide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelamide" is \pə.la.mid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelamide" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list