plump
\plʊmp\
The verdict
“plump” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primitif
Corpus desk
Index FR-plump · plump · French
plump · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plump |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \plʊmp\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plump » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plump is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \plʊmp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plump, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 plump, spelled P-L-U-M-P.
Definition
- 1Primitif
- 2Gauche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plump appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dies ist nur ein plumper Annäherungsversuch.
Er hat einen plumpen Gang und stolpert leicht.
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.