péplum
\pe.plɔm\
The verdict
“péplum” is uncommon French (frequency #68,588 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,588
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manteau de laine que les femmes grecques mettaient par-dessus la tunique et qu’elles portaient attaché à l’épaule par une agrafe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | péplum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pe.plɔm\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,588 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “péplum” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
péplum is uncommon French at frequency #68,588 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.plɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for péplum, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is péplum, spelled P-É-P-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1Manteau de laine que les femmes grecques mettaient par-dessus la tunique et qu’elles portaient attaché à l’épaule par une agrafe.
- 2Film de fiction de reconstitution historique dont l’action se situe dans l’Antiquité.
- 3Jupe courte ou volant évasé superposé à la taille d’une veste, d’un chemisier ou d’une robe.
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.
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Using “péplum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-É-P-L-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pe.plɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.