Pflaume
\ˈpflaʊ̯mə\
The verdict
“Pflaume” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prune.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pflaume · Pflaume · French
Pflaume · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pflaume |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈpflaʊ̯mə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Pflaume » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Pflaume is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpflaʊ̯mə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prune.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Pflaume in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Pflaume, spelled P-F-L-A-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1Prune.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pflaume appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die vier kleinen Diebe standen teils herum, teils lehnten sie am Bett oder an der Lade; alle waren sie rotznasig und schmutzig, fühlten sich indessen recht wohl und kauten ohne ein Wort zu sagen, den Fremden aber mit verschlossener und mißtrauischer Miene betrachtend, an ihren Pflaumen.
Das Entstehen von Gasansammlungen im Magen-Darm-Trakt wird begünstigt durch: (...) den Genuss von sorbithaltigem Obst wie Kirschen, Pflaumen, Birnen oder Äpfeln,
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.