pépin

\pe.pɛ̃\

/\pe.pɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“pépin” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,012
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Semence qui se trouve à l'intérieur de certains fruits.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pepin · pépin · French

pépin · rank #15,012 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,012
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH psychopathe

Nearest frequency peer: psychopathe (-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 « pépin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pépin » 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).

pépin vs pin
60% similar
pépin vs pipi
60% similar
pépin vs péri
60% similar

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

Key facts for pépin
PropertyValue
Headwordpépin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.pɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,012
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pépin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pépinse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « psychopathe » (#15,011), « périodique » (#15,013), « pseudonyme » (#15,010). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pépin » est au #15,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pépin (IPA \pe.pɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,012 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pépin, with forms such as "pepin", "ppéin", and "ppépin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pin", "pipi", "péri", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pépin, spelled P-É-P-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Semence qui se trouve à l'intérieur de certains fruits.
  2. 2
    Problème rencontré lors de l’exécution d’une tâche ou d’une action.
  3. 3
    Parapluie
  4. 4
    Parachute

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le tannin, qui vient de la rafle, des pépins et des pellicules donne de l’âpreté ; c'est à ce principe qu'il faut rapporter la plus ou moins longue conservation du vin.
  2. Ses oranges faisaient un fruit assez insipide, mais ses pépins écrasés emportaient la bouche comme du piment de Cayenne.

Synonyms

accidentanicrochecouillecontretempsdifficultéennuiincidentinfortuneosmerdeproblèmetuilelandau à baleinespare-à-lancepébrocpébroqueriflardpébrocpébroque

This word in other languages

seed(English)nucleolo(Español)Kern(Deutsch)grão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pepin
  • ppéin
  • ppépin
  • péipn
  • pépinn
  • pépni
  • péppin
  • éppin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pépin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pepin1ppéin2ppépin1péipn2pépinn1pépni2péppin1éppin2
Edit distance from "pépin"

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 "pépin"?
"pépin" is spelled P-É-P-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.pɛ̃\.
What does "pépin" mean?
As a noun, "pépin" means: Semence qui se trouve à l'intérieur de certains fruits.
What words are commonly confused with "pépin"?
"pépin" is commonly confused with "pin", "pipi", "péri". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pépin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pépin" is \pe.pɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pépin" come from?
"pépin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

piges#14,997phone#14,996salué#15,031jetés#14,962

Similar misspelling depth

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

revois8 variantssabine8 variantssentie8 variantsKarine8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list