piment de la Jamaïque
\pi.mɑ̃ də la ʒa.ma.ik\
The verdict
“piment de la Jamaïque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom usuel de Pimenta dioica, petit arbre de la famille d’Amérique centrale et des Antilles, de la famille des Myrtacées (Myrtaceae), dont les fruits immatures sont séchés pour produire un épice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piment de la Jamaïque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.mɑ̃ də la ʒa.ma.ik\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piment de la Jamaïque” sits in French frequency
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piment de la Jamaïque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.mɑ̃ də la ʒa.ma.ik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for piment de la Jamaïque, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 piment de la Jamaïque, spelled P-I-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -L-A- -J-A-M-A-Ï-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Nom usuel de Pimenta dioica, petit arbre de la famille d’Amérique centrale et des Antilles, de la famille des Myrtacées (Myrtaceae), dont les fruits immatures sont séchés pour produire un épice.
- 2Baies immatures séchées de cet arbre, utilisées comme épice pour leur arôme chaud et complexe, porté principalement par le péricarpe, mêlant des notes de poivre, de cannelle, de clou de girofle et de muscade, avec une légère chaleur et une sensation anesthésiante.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is P-I-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -L-A- -J-A-M-A-Ï-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.