pomper

/\pɔ̃.pe\/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,652

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pomper is aFrenchverb. It means: Élever, attirer, puiser un liquide ou un gaz avec une pompe. Pronounced \pɔ̃.pe\. Often confused with pope and poser.

Key facts for pomper
PropertyValue
Headwordpomper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pɔ̃.pe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,652
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pomper in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pomper is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔ̃.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,652 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pomper, with forms such as "opmper", "pmoper", and "pomepr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pope", "poser", "power", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is pomper, spelled P-O-M-P-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élever, attirer, puiser un liquide ou un gaz avec une pompe.
  2. 2
    Élever, attirer, puiser un liquide ou un gaz avec une pompe.
  3. 3
    Ôter l’eau, évaporer, retirer l’humidité.
  4. 4
    Absorber l’énergie d’une personne, fatiguer, épuiser.
  5. 5
    Boire plus que de raison des boissons enivrantes.
  6. 6
    Tricher en recopiant ce qu’a fait quelqu’un, copier.
  7. 7
    Pratiquer une fellation.
  8. 8
    Faire des pompes (exercice de musculation).
  9. 9
    Faire enrager, fâcher.
  10. 10
    Entretenir, voire attiser ses émotions.
  11. 11
    Travailler vite.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opmper,pmoper,pomepr,pommper,pomperr,pompper,pompre,popmer,ppomper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pomper

Misspelling Variants of "pomper"

opmper6pmoper6pomepr6pommper7pomperr7pompper7pompre6popmer6
Misspelling Variants of "pomper"

Frequency rank: #22,652 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pomper"?
"pomper" is spelled P-O-M-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ̃.pe\.
What does "pomper" mean?
As a verb, "pomper" means: Élever, attirer, puiser un liquide ou un gaz avec une pompe.
What words are commonly confused with "pomper"?
"pomper" is commonly confused with "pope", "poser", "power". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pomper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pomper" is \pɔ̃.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pomper" come from?
"pomper" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.