pneumonie

\pnø.mɔ.ni\

/\pnø.mɔ.ni\/ noun

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The verdict

“pneumonie” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,522
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation du parenchyme des poumons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pneumonie · pneumonie · French

pneumonie · rank #17,522 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,522
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH plénière

Nearest frequency peer: plénière (-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 « pneumonie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pneumonie » 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
Key facts for pneumonie
PropertyValue
Headwordpneumonie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pnø.mɔ.ni\
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,522
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pneumonie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pneumoniese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « plénière » (#17,521), « plie » (#17,520), « potentielles » (#17,524). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pneumonie » est au #17,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pneumonie (IPA \pnø.mɔ.ni\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,522 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inflammation du parenchyme des poumons.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pneumonie, with forms such as "npeumonie", "penumonie", and "pnemuonie". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pneumonie, spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflammation du parenchyme des poumons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En étudiant la capacité thoracique dans le cours de la pneumonie, et par comparaison, dans les autres maladies aiguës, la mensuration me démontra d’abord l’existence d’une ampliation thoracique très-évidente, quoique non appréciable à la vue, et se manifestant dès le début des maladies fébriles en général.
  2. Alors la mère Simon eut recours à un docteur. Félicité voulut savoir ce qu’elle avait. Mais, trop sourde pour entendre, un seul mot lui parvint : « pneumonie ». Il lui était connu, et elle répliqua doucement : — Ah ! comme Madame, trouvant naturel de suivre sa maîtresse.

This word in other languages

pneumonia(English)neumonía(Español)Lungenentzündung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • npeumonie
  • penumonie
  • pnemuonie
  • pneummonie
  • pneumnoie
  • pneumoine
  • pneumonei
  • pneumonnie
  • pneuomnie
  • pnneumonie
  • pnuemonie
  • ppneumonie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pneumonie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

npeumonie2penumonie2pnemuonie2pneummonie1pneumnoie2pneumoine2pneumonei2pneumonnie1
Edit distance from "pneumonie"

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 "pneumonie"?
"pneumonie" is spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pnø.mɔ.ni\.
What does "pneumonie" mean?
As a noun, "pneumonie" means: Inflammation du parenchyme des poumons.
What are common misspellings of "pneumonie"?
Common misspellings include "npeumonie", "penumonie", "pnemuonie", "pneummonie", "pneumnoie". The correct spelling is "pneumonie".
How do you pronounce "pneumonie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pneumonie" is \pnø.mɔ.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pneumonie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plaidoyer#17,517Philippot#17,516perpétuel#17,510pellicule#17,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

plénière12 variantsplanifié12 variantsperturbe12 variantsorientés12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list