pomme d’amour
\pɔm d‿a.muʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pomme d’amour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔm d‿a.muʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pomme d’amour » en français
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
- 1Pomme caramélisée tenue au bout d’un bâtonnet.
- 2Alkékenge.
- 3Tomate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pomme d’amour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.