plombs

\plɔ̃\

/\plɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“plombs” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,719
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-plombs · plombs · French

plombs · rank #15,719 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,719
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pilules

Nearest frequency peer: pilules (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « plombs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « plombs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plombs vs plots
67% similar
plombs vs promis
67% similar
plombs vs promos
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plombs
PropertyValue
Headwordplombs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,719
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plombs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plombsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pilules » (#15,718), « poire » (#15,720), « pige » (#15,717). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plombs » est au #15,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around plombs (IPA \plɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,719 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for plombs, with forms such as "lpombs", "pllombs", and "plmobs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "plots", "promis", "promos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is plombs, spelled P-L-O-M-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de plomb.
  2. 2
    Les plombs de Venise: la toiture de plomb du Palais ducal, à Venise, sous laquelle étaient des prisons, et, par extension, les prisons elles- mêmes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il languissait depuis deux ans sous les plombs.
  2. N’étant pas assez riche pour meubler cette cage digne des plombs de Venise, la pauvre femme n’avait jamais pu la louer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpombs
  • pllombs
  • plmobs
  • plobms
  • plombbs
  • plombss
  • plommbs
  • plomsb
  • polmbs
  • pplombs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plombs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpombs2pllombs1plmobs2plobms2plombbs1plombss1plommbs1plomsb2
Edit distance from "plombs"

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 "plombs"?
"plombs" is spelled P-L-O-M-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is \plɔ̃\.
What does "plombs" mean?
As a noun, "plombs" means: Pluriel de plomb.
What words are commonly confused with "plombs"?
"plombs" is commonly confused with "plots", "promis", "promos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plombs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plombs" is \plɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plombs" come from?
"plombs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plombs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poutre#15,725pêches#15,733octave#15,698romane#15,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pilules10 variantsperdait10 variantspeluche10 variantsordonner10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list