piment doux

\pi.mɑ̃ du\

/\pi.mɑ̃ du\/ noun

The verdict

“piment doux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piment non piquant, paprika (légume).

Corpus desk

Index FR-piment-doux · piment doux · French

piment doux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for piment doux
PropertyValue
Headwordpiment doux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.mɑ̃ du\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « piment doux » en français

piment douxreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

piment doux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.mɑ̃ du\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for piment doux, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is piment doux, spelled P-I-M-E-N-T- -D-O-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piment non piquant, paprika (légume).
  2. 2
    Paprika (épice).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piment doux"?
"piment doux" is spelled P-I-M-E-N-T- -D-O-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.mɑ̃ du\.
What does "piment doux" mean?
As a noun, "piment doux" means: Piment non piquant, paprika (légume).
How do you pronounce "piment doux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piment doux" is \pi.mɑ̃ du\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piment doux" come from?
"piment doux" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list