pomme reinette

\pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\

/\pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pomme à peau tachetée.

Key facts for pomme reinette
PropertyValue
Headwordpomme reinette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pomme reinette” sits in French frequency

pomme reinette falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pomme reinette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pomme à peau tachetée.".

pomme reinette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pomme reinette, spelled P-O-M-M-E- -R-E-I-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pomme à peau tachetée.

Synonyms

pomme de reinettereinette

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 reinette"?
"pomme reinette" is spelled P-O-M-M-E- -R-E-I-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\.
What does "pomme reinette" mean?
As a noun, "pomme reinette" means: Pomme à peau tachetée.
How do you pronounce "pomme reinette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pomme reinette" is \pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pomme reinette" come from?
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Using “pomme reinette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-M-M-E- -R-E-I-N-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔm ʁɛ.nɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list