podomètre
\pɔ.dɔ.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“podomètre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument qui sert à mesurer le terrain parcouru à pied.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | podomètre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.dɔ.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “podomètre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
podomètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.dɔ.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument qui sert à mesurer le terrain parcouru à pied.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for podomètre, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is podomètre, spelled P-O-D-O-M-È-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument qui sert à mesurer le terrain parcouru à pied.
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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.
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Using “podomètre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-D-O-M-È-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔ.dɔ.mɛtʁ\ (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.