prunelle

\pʁy.nɛl\

/\pʁy.nɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“prunelle” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,807
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de petite prune sauvage et âpre, fruit du prunellier (Prunus spinosa L.). → voir plosse

Corpus desk

Index FR-prunelle · prunelle · French

prunelle · rank #45,807 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,807
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH proud

Nearest frequency peer: proud (-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 « prunelle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prunelle » 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).

prunelle vs pucelle
75% similar
prunelle vs poubelle
75% similar

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

Key facts for prunelle
PropertyValue
Headwordprunelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁy.nɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,807
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prunelle »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « proud » (#45,806), « prunier » (#45,808), « protectionniste » (#45,805). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prunelle » est au #45,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around prunelle (IPA \pʁy.nɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,807 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prunelle, with forms such as "pprunelle", "prnuelle", and "prrunelle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pucelle", "poubelle", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prunelle, spelled P-R-U-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de petite prune sauvage et âpre, fruit du prunellier (Prunus spinosa L.). → voir plosse
  2. 2
    Liqueur faite avec ce fruit.
  3. 3
    La pupille de l’œil, ou bien la pupille entourée de l’iris, le tout formant un disque de couleur distinct du blanc de l’œil, qui s’oriente vers ce qu’il fixe du regard.
  4. 4
    Sorte d’étoffe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les infirmiers partirent, non sans que Mme Maigret les eût régalés d’un verre de prunelle qu’elle préparait elle-même lorsque, l’été, elle passait les vacances dans le village d’Alsace dont elle était originaire.
  2. Dans la vie, monsieur Spitzweg ne supporte pas les alcools blanc. Mais dans les pages de Simenon, la prunelle est digeste, légère – c’est juste la prunelle des instants.

This word in other languages

sloe(English)endrina(Español)Schlehe(Deutsch)pupila(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprunelle
  • prnuelle
  • prrunelle
  • pruenlle
  • prunele
  • prunelel
  • prunlele
  • prunnelle
  • purnelle
  • rpunelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprunelle1prnuelle2prrunelle1pruenlle2prunele1prunelel2prunlele2prunnelle1
Edit distance from "prunelle"

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 "prunelle"?
"prunelle" is spelled P-R-U-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁy.nɛl\.
What does "prunelle" mean?
As a noun, "prunelle" means: Sorte de petite prune sauvage et âpre, fruit du prunellier (Prunus spinosa L.). → voir plosse
What words are commonly confused with "prunelle"?
"prunelle" is commonly confused with "pucelle", "poubelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prunelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prunelle" is \pʁy.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prunelle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prohibée#45,803potagers#45,797piastres#45,784remontez#45,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

prunier10 variantspédant10 variantsremblai10 variantsparisis10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list