prunus

\ˈpruː.nus\

/\ˈpruː.nus\/ noun

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The verdict

“prunus” is uncommon French (frequency #72,644 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,644
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prunier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prunus · prunus · French

prunus · rank #72,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,644
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH provoquaient

Nearest frequency peer: provoquaient (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « prunus »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « prunus » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prunus
PropertyValue
Headwordprunus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpruː.nus\
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prunus » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.prunustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « provoquaient » (#72,643), « prédite » (#72,645), « proviendraient » (#72,642). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prunus » est au #72,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prunus is uncommon French at frequency #72,644 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpruː.nus\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prunier.".

prunus has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is prunus, spelled P-R-U-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prunier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. prunus silvestris.

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 "prunus"?
"prunus" is spelled P-R-U-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpruː.nus\.
What does "prunus" mean?
As a noun, "prunus" means: Prunier.
How do you pronounce "prunus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prunus" is \ˈpruː.nus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

punira#72,652raines#72,660picolé#72,614relise#72,677

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list