Pembroke

name

The verdict

“Pembroke” is uncommon French (frequency #63,988 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,988
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville du Pays de Galles situé dans le Pembrokeshire.

Key facts for Pembroke
PropertyValue
HeadwordPembroke
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pembroke” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Pembroke lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pembroke is uncommon French at frequency #63,988 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville du Pays de Galles situé dans le Pembrokeshire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pembroke in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Pembroke, spelled P-E-M-B-R-O-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville du Pays de Galles situé dans le Pembrokeshire.

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); 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 "Pembroke"?
"Pembroke" is spelled P-E-M-B-R-O-K-E.
What does "Pembroke" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pembroke" means: Ville du Pays de Galles situé dans le Pembrokeshire.
What language does "Pembroke" come from?
"Pembroke" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Pembroke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-M-B-R-O-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list