plumeau
\ply.mo\
The verdict
“plumeau” is uncommon French (frequency #85,138 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,138
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ustensile de ménage, fait avec de grosses plumes de dindon, de coq, etc., qui sert à enlever la poussière de dessus les meubles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plumeau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ply.mo\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plumeau” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
plumeau is uncommon French at frequency #85,138 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ply.mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plumeau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is plumeau, spelled P-L-U-M-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Ustensile de ménage, fait avec de grosses plumes de dindon, de coq, etc., qui sert à enlever la poussière de dessus les meubles.
- 2Inflorescence en forme de panache.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “plumeau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-U-M-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ply.mo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.