pomper

\pɔ̃.pe\

/\pɔ̃.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“pomper” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,652
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élever, attirer, puiser un liquide ou un gaz avec une pompe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pomper · pomper · French

pomper · rank #22,652 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,652
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poilu

Nearest frequency peer: poilu (-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 « pomper »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pomper » 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).

pomper vs pope
67% similar
pomper vs poser
67% similar
pomper vs power
67% similar

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

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)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pomper »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).pomperse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « poilu » (#22,651), « portefeuilles » (#22,653), « plaidé » (#22,650). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pomper » est au #22,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pomper (IPA \pɔ̃.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,652 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pomper, with forms such as "opmper", "pmoper", and "pomepr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pope", "poser", "power", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pomper, spelled P-O-M-P-E-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pomper l’eau d’un bateau.
  2. Pomper l’air du récipient de la machine pneumatique.

Synonyms

absorberaspirersucertailler une pipe

This word in other languages

pump(English)bombear(Español)pumpen(Deutsch)aspirar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opmper
  • pmoper
  • pomepr
  • pommper
  • pomperr
  • pompper
  • pompre
  • popmer
  • ppomper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pomper - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opmper2pmoper2pomepr2pommper1pomperr1pompper1pompre2popmer2
Edit distance from "pomper"

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 "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?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plaidé#22,650pesait#22,649persan#22,647païens#22,644

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

pourries9 variantspatins9 variantspépite9 variantsLibyen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list