Aimée

[ɛˈme]

/[ɛˈme]/ name

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The verdict

“Aimée” is uncommon German (frequency #89,920 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,920
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - französischer weiblicher Vorname

Key facts for Aimée
PropertyValue
HeadwordAimée
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɛˈme]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aimée” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Aimée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aimée is uncommon German at frequency #89,920 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɛˈme]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "französischer weiblicher Vorname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Aimée in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Aimée, spelled A-I-M-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    französischer weiblicher Vorname

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aimée"?
"Aimée" is spelled A-I-M-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛˈme].
What does "Aimée" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aimée" means: französischer weiblicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Aimée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aimée" is [ɛˈme]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aimée" come from?
"Aimée" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Aimée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-I-M-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛˈme] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list