plum-pudding

\plœm.pu.diŋ\

/\plœm.pu.diŋ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pudding aux fruits secs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plum-pudding · plum-pudding · French

plum-pudding · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 plum-pudding
PropertyValue
Headwordplum-pudding
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plœm.pu.diŋ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plum-pudding » en français

plum-puddingsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

plum-pudding is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plœm.pu.diŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pudding aux fruits secs.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for plum-pudding in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plum-pudding, spelled P-L-U-M---P-U-D-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pudding aux fruits secs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y eut des plats à ravir la pensée !… des nouilles d’une délicatesse inédite, une féra de Genève à la vraie sauce genevoise, et une crème pour plum-pudding à étonner le fameux docteur qui l’a, dit-on, inventée à Londres.
  2. Non ! rien ne resta de ce déjeuner dînatoire, ni des trois services, ni du dessert, bien que le plum-pudding au riz fût énorme, et qu’il y eût une tarte aux groseilles par personne avec des bottes de céleris crus.

This word in other languages

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 "plum-pudding"?
"plum-pudding" is spelled P-L-U-M---P-U-D-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \plœm.pu.diŋ\.
What does "plum-pudding" mean?
As a noun, "plum-pudding" means: Pudding aux fruits secs.
How do you pronounce "plum-pudding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plum-pudding" is \plœm.pu.diŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plum-pudding" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list