pomelo
\pɔ.me.lo\
The verdict
“pomelo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agrume plus ou moins sphérique, à peau fine et contenant peu de pépins, de nom scientifique Citrus paradisi (ou Citrus x paradisi), c'est un hybride naturel entre l'oranger (Citrus sinensis) et le ...
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Index FR-pomelo · pomelo · French
pomelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pomelo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.me.lo\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pomelo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.me.lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pomelo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pomelo, spelled P-O-M-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Agrume plus ou moins sphérique, à peau fine et contenant peu de pépins, de nom scientifique Citrus paradisi (ou Citrus x paradisi), c'est un hybride naturel entre l'oranger (Citrus sinensis) et le pamplemoussier (Citrus maxima) découvert à la fin du XIX^(ème) siècle dans les Caraïbes.
- 2Très gros agrume plus ou moins en forme de poire, à nombreux pépins, fruit du pamplemoussier, de nom scientifique Citrus maxima.
- 3Arbre hybride Citrus paradisi qui produit le fruit sphérique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pomelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pomelo est issu d’un croisement naturel entre le pamplemoussier et l’oranger, apparu aux Antilles à la fin du XVIIIe siècle.
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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.