pommeau

\pɔ.mo\

/\pɔ.mo\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“pommeau” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,460
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extrémité supérieure de la poignée d’une épée, d’un sabre, d’une canne ou d’un parapluie, dans laquelle est rivée, selon les cas, soit : la soie de la lame, soit le bâton.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pommeau · pommeau · French

pommeau · rank #41,460 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,460
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH polir

Nearest frequency peer: polir (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « pommeau »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « pommeau » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pommeau vs pommes
71% similar
pommeau vs poteau
71% similar
pommeau vs pomme
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pommeau
PropertyValue
Headwordpommeau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.mo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,460
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pommeau »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pommeause place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « polir » (#41,459), « poindre » (#41,458), « pressoir » (#41,462). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pommeau » est au #41,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pommeau (IPA \pɔ.mo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,460 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pommeau, with forms such as "opmmeau", "pmomeau", and "pomeau". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pommes", "poteau", "pomme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pommeau, spelled P-O-M-M-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extrémité supérieure de la poignée d’une épée, d’un sabre, d’une canne ou d’un parapluie, dans laquelle est rivée, selon les cas, soit : la soie de la lame, soit le bâton.
  2. 2
    Éminence qui est au milieu de l’arçon de devant d’une selle, et qui est de forme arrondie.
  3. 3
    Boule située à l’extrémité de la rampe d’un escalier.
  4. 4
    Apprenti, celui ou celle qui apprend un métier au sein d’une entreprise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils commencèrent à frapper avec le pommeau de leurs épées à la porte de chêne qui fermait l’église ; ….
  2. Charles allongea doucement derrière lui une main qui se porta sur un pommeau de pistolet de nouvelle invention, […].

Synonyms

apprenti

This word in other languages

pommel(English)empuñadura(Español)Knauf(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opmmeau
  • pmomeau
  • pomeau
  • pomemau
  • pommaeu
  • pommeua
  • ppommeau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pommeau - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opmmeau2pmomeau2pomeau1pomemau2pommaeu2pommeua2ppommeau1
Edit distance from "pommeau"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pommeau"?
"pommeau" is spelled P-O-M-M-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.mo\.
What does "pommeau" mean?
As a noun, "pommeau" means: Extrémité supérieure de la poignée d’une épée, d’un sabre, d’une canne ou d’un parapluie, dans laquelle est rivée, selon les cas, soit : la soie de la lame, soit le bâton.
What words are commonly confused with "pommeau"?
"pommeau" is commonly confused with "pommes", "poteau", "pomme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pommeau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pommeau" is \pɔ.mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pommeau" come from?
"pommeau" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pommeau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poindre#41,458podemos#41,457prompte#41,464piégées#41,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

polir7 variantsPessac7 variantspairie7 variantsmeans7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list