plombisme

\plɔ̃.bism\

/\plɔ̃.bism\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de saturnisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plombisme · plombisme · French

plombisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for plombisme
PropertyValue
Headwordplombisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɔ̃.bism\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plombisme » en français

plombismereste 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

plombisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɔ̃.bism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de saturnisme.".

plombisme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plombisme, spelled P-L-O-M-B-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de saturnisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how plombisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un diagnostic différentiel s’impose donc pour éliminer l’hypothèse de la névrite éthylique et aussi parfois de la névrite périphérique par plombisme (saturnisme) chronique, une intoxication par l’arséniate de plomb pouvant d’ailleurs entraîner une superposition de signes cliniques.

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 "plombisme"?
"plombisme" is spelled P-L-O-M-B-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \plɔ̃.bism\.
What does "plombisme" mean?
As a noun, "plombisme" means: Synonyme de saturnisme.
How do you pronounce "plombisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plombisme" is \plɔ̃.bism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plombisme" come from?
"plombisme" 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