pomatome
\pɔ.ma.tɔm\
The verdict
“pomatome” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de tassergal (poisson).
Corpus desk
Index FR-pomatome · pomatome · French
pomatome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pomatome |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.ma.tɔm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pomatome » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pomatome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.ma.tɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de tassergal (poisson).".
pomatome doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pomatome, spelled P-O-M-A-T-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de tassergal (poisson).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pomatome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La corde de la seconde et les tresses de fil de laiton sont moins grosses : on y prend les chimères, les raies, les pomatomes.
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.