pimente

\pi.mɑ̃t\

/\pi.mɑ̃t\/ verb

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The verdict

“pimente” is uncommon French (frequency #99,479 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,479
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de pimenter.

Key facts for pimente
PropertyValue
Headwordpimente
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pi.mɑ̃t\
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pimente” 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). pimente lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

pimente is uncommon French at frequency #99,479 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \pi.mɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

pimente doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pimente, spelled P-I-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de pimenter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de pimenter.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de pimenter.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de pimenter.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de pimenter.

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 "pimente"?
"pimente" is spelled P-I-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.mɑ̃t\.
What does "pimente" mean?
As a verb, "pimente" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de pimenter.
How do you pronounce "pimente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pimente" is \pi.mɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pimente" come from?
"pimente" 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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Using “pimente”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pi.mɑ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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