pudding

\pu.diŋɡ\

/\pu.diŋɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“pudding” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,814. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,814
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entremets de la cuisine anglaise, aujourd’hui sucré (à l’origine salé, avec du beurre et même de la viande), souvent avec du lait, et en particulier celui composé de mie de pain, de moelle de bœuf,...

Corpus desk

Index FR-pudding · pudding · French

pudding · rank #45,814 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,814
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH publ

Nearest frequency peer: publ (-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 « pudding »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pudding » 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
Key facts for pudding
PropertyValue
Headwordpudding
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.diŋɡ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,814
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pudding »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.puddingse 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 « publ » (#45,813), « prêtera » (#45,812), « préparais » (#45,811). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pudding » est au #45,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pudding (IPA \pu.diŋɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,814 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Entremets de la cuisine anglaise, aujourd’hui sucré (à l’origine salé, avec du beurre et même de la viande), souvent avec du lait, et en particulier celui composé de mie de pain, de moelle de bœuf,...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pudding, with forms such as "pduding", "ppudding", and "puddign". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pudding, spelled P-U-D-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entremets de la cuisine anglaise, aujourd’hui sucré (à l’origine salé, avec du beurre et même de la viande), souvent avec du lait, et en particulier celui composé de mie de pain, de moelle de bœuf, de raisins de Corinthe et autres ingrédients (correspondant au bread pudding en anglais).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sur la table s’élevait un pudding pyramidal que Mrs. Joliffe avait confectionné de sa main; c’était un énorme cône tronqué, composé de farine, de graisse de rennes et de bœuf musqué, auquel manquaient peut-être les œufs, le lait, le citron recommandés par les traités de cuisine, mais qui rachetait ce défaut par ses proportions gigantesques.
  2. Devant une bonne choucroûte au jambon, ils oublièrent le pudding de graisse de phoque farci aux myrtilles !

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pduding
  • ppudding
  • puddign
  • puddingg
  • puddinng
  • puddnig
  • pudidng
  • puding
  • updding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pudding - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pduding2ppudding1puddign2puddingg1puddinng1puddnig2pudidng2puding1
Edit distance from "pudding"

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 "pudding"?
"pudding" is spelled P-U-D-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.diŋɡ\.
What does "pudding" mean?
As a noun, "pudding" means: Entremets de la cuisine anglaise, aujourd’hui sucré (à l’origine salé, avec du beurre et même de la viande), souvent avec du lait, et en particulier celui composé de mie de pain, de moelle de bœuf,...
What are common misspellings of "pudding"?
Common misspellings include "pduding", "ppudding", "puddign", "puddingg", "puddinng". The correct spelling is "pudding".
How do you pronounce "pudding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pudding" is \pu.diŋɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pudding" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list