pomme de pin
\pɔm də pɛ̃\
The verdict
“pomme de pin” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Strobile femelle du pin, dont la graine (ou pignon) est comestible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pomme de pin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔm də pɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pomme de pin” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for pomme de pin is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔm də pɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pomme de pin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pomme de pin, spelled P-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -P-I-N.
Definition
- 1Strobile femelle du pin, dont la graine (ou pignon) est comestible.
- 2Meuble héraldique représentant le fruit du même nom dans les armoiries, qui peut apparaître seule ou sur un pin quand il est fruité, et qui est généralement représentée pédoncule vers la pointe (si le pédoncule est vers le chef, on la dit alors versée ou renversée). À rapprocher de gland et pomme.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “pomme de pin”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -P-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.