pomme d’amour

\pɔm d‿a.muʁ\

/\pɔm d‿a.muʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“pomme d’amour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pomme caramélisée tenue au bout d’un bâtonnet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pomme-d-amour · pomme d’amour · French

pomme d’amour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for pomme d’amour
PropertyValue
Headwordpomme d’amour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔm d‿a.muʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pomme d’amour » en français

pomme d’amourreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pomme d’amour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔm d‿a.muʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pomme d’amour, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pomme d’amour, spelled P-O-M-M-E- -D-’-A-M-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pomme caramélisée tenue au bout d’un bâtonnet.
  2. 2
    Alkékenge.
  3. 3
    Tomate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quant au visage, il répond à ce que je dis, et j’espère qu’il vous agréera. Ma tante Courtrai l’a rouge comme une pomme d’amour, avec des moustaches blondes, assez belles, qu’elle laisse tomber négligemment. Ah ! le type de ma tante Courtrai n’est pas celui de vos actrices, de vos modèles et de vos mannequins.
  2. Manèges à sensations, chenille, tir à la carabine, et autres pêches aux canards se côtoient pour le plus grand bonheur de milliers de visiteurs venus en masse participer à cette fabuleuse fête où les cris de joie et de peur se mêlent aux odeurs alléchantes des barbes à papa et pommes d’amour.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pomme d’amour"?
"pomme d’amour" is spelled P-O-M-M-E- -D-’-A-M-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔm d‿a.muʁ\.
What does "pomme d’amour" mean?
As a noun, "pomme d’amour" means: Pomme caramélisée tenue au bout d’un bâtonnet.
How do you pronounce "pomme d’amour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pomme d’amour" is \pɔm d‿a.muʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list