prométhéum
\pʁɔ.me.te.ɔm\
The verdict
“prométhéum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 61 et de symbole Pm qui fait partie de la série chimique des lanthanides et des terres rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prométhéum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.me.te.ɔm\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prométhéum” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prométhéum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.me.te.ɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément chimique de numéro atomique 61 et de symbole Pm qui fait partie de la série chimique des lanthanides et des terres rares.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prométhéum in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prométhéum, spelled P-R-O-M-É-T-H-É-U-M.
Definition
- 1Élément chimique de numéro atomique 61 et de symbole Pm qui fait partie de la série chimique des lanthanides et des terres rares.
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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.
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Using “prométhéum”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-M-É-T-H-É-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɔ.me.te.ɔm\ (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.