pépinière

\pe.pi.njɛʁ\

/\pe.pi.njɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“pépinière” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #22,994 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#22,994
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terrain où l’on fait des semis rangés sur une ou plusieurs lignes et qu’on élève jusqu’à ce qu’ils puissent être transplantés.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pépinière vs pépinières
90% similar

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

Key facts for pépinière
PropertyValue
Headwordpépinière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.pi.njɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,994
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pépinière” 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). pépinière lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pépinière is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pe.pi.njɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,994 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pépinière, with forms such as "pepiniere", "ppéinière", and "ppépinière". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pépinières", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pépinière, spelled P-É-P-I-N-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terrain où l’on fait des semis rangés sur une ou plusieurs lignes et qu’on élève jusqu’à ce qu’ils puissent être transplantés.
  2. 2
    Terrain où l’on fait des semis rangés sur une ou plusieurs lignes et qu’on élève jusqu’à ce qu’ils puissent être transplantés.
  3. 3
    Lieu où grandissent des individus, où se forment des jeunes gens, où se développent des entreprises, etc.
  4. 4
    Trognon d'un fruit, c'est à dire l'endroit où se trouvent les pépins.

This word in other languages

nursery(English)vivero(Español)Baumschule(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pepiniere,ppéinière,ppépinière,péipnière,pépiinère,pépinirèe,pépinièer,pépinièrre,pépinnière,pépinèire,pépniière,péppinière,éppinière

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pépinière - 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.

pepiniere2ppéinière2ppépinière1péipnière2pépiinère2pépinirèe2pépinièer2pépinièrre1
Edit distance from "pépinière"

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 "pépinière"?
"pépinière" is spelled P-É-P-I-N-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.pi.njɛʁ\.
What does "pépinière" mean?
As a noun, "pépinière" means: Terrain où l’on fait des semis rangés sur une ou plusieurs lignes et qu’on élève jusqu’à ce qu’ils puissent être transplantés.
What words are commonly confused with "pépinière"?
"pépinière" is commonly confused with "pépinières". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pépinière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pépinière" is \pe.pi.njɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pépinière" come from?
"pépinière" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pépinière”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-É-P-I-N-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pe.pi.njɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pépinières” - see the side-by-side comparison. pépinière vs pépinières
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list