pomme d’Adam
\pɔm d‿a.dɑ̃\
The verdict
“pomme d’Adam” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saillie du cartilage thyroïdien dans le cou de l’être humain, plus marquée chez l’homme que chez la femme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pomme-d-adam · pomme d’Adam · French
pomme d’Adam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | pomme d’Adam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔm d‿a.dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pomme d’Adam » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pomme d’Adam is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔm d‿a.dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pomme d’Adam, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pomme d’Adam, spelled P-O-M-M-E- -D-’-A-D-A-M.
Definition
- 1Saillie du cartilage thyroïdien dans le cou de l’être humain, plus marquée chez l’homme que chez la femme.
- 2Fruit du cédratier (Citrus medica) ; cédrat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pomme d’Adam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le col que dégageait un rabat de toile plate empesée laissait voir dans sa maigreur ce cartilage en saillie que les bonnes femmes expliquent par un quartier de la pomme fatale resté au gosier d’Adam et que quelques-uns de ses fils n’ont pas avalé encore.
– Je vous raconterai mes aventures, disait-il avec un gentil petit ricanement qui lui secouait la pomme d’Adam.
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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.