pompiste
\pɔ̃.pist\
The verdict
“pompiste” is uncommon French (frequency #79,628 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,628
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Technicien qui s’occupe d’une station de pompage et en contrôle le bon fonctionnement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pompiste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ̃.pist\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pompiste” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pompiste is uncommon French at frequency #79,628 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ̃.pist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pompiste, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pompiste, spelled P-O-M-P-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Technicien qui s’occupe d’une station de pompage et en contrôle le bon fonctionnement.
- 2Ouvrier spécialisé qui manipule une pompe à béton.
- 3Commerçant ou employé qui s’occupe de la vente de carburants pour véhicules, dans une station-service.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pompiste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-M-P-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔ̃.pist\ (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.