prunellier

\pʁy.nə.lje\

/\pʁy.nə.lje\/ noun

The verdict

“prunellier” 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 September 3, 2026) - Prunier sauvage, arbrisseau qui porte les prunelles, de nom scientifique Prunus spinosa.

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Index FR-prunellier · prunellier · French

prunellier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for prunellier
PropertyValue
Headwordprunellier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁy.nə.lje\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prunellier » en français

prunellierreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prunellier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁy.nə.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prunier sauvage, arbrisseau qui porte les prunelles, de nom scientifique Prunus spinosa.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prunellier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is prunellier, spelled P-R-U-N-E-L-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prunier sauvage, arbrisseau qui porte les prunelles, de nom scientifique Prunus spinosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les fleurs de prunellier servent à préparer des sirops et à parfumer des apéritifs ou des desserts.
  2. La végétation naissante répandait sur les arbres une légère teinte verte mêlée de brun ; les amandiers et les abricotiers du jardin, ainsi que les prunelliers des buissons étaient en fleurs ; une magnifique journée s’éteignait dans un couchant couleur de rose.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prunellier"?
"prunellier" is spelled P-R-U-N-E-L-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁy.nə.lje\.
What does "prunellier" mean?
As a noun, "prunellier" means: Prunier sauvage, arbrisseau qui porte les prunelles, de nom scientifique Prunus spinosa.
How do you pronounce "prunellier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prunellier" is \pʁy.nə.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prunellier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list