ferme

[fɛʁm]

/[fɛʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“ferme” is uncommon German (frequency #98,419 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,419
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Landpacht, landwirtschaftliche Pacht

Key facts for ferme
PropertyValue
Headwordferme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛʁm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ferme” 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). ferme 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

ferme is uncommon German at frequency #98,419 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ferme, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ferme, spelled F-E-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landpacht, landwirtschaftliche Pacht
  2. 2
    verpachteter Landwirtschaftsbetrieb
  3. 3
    jeder landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb
  4. 4
    Gebäude eines landwirtschaftlichen Betriebs

Synonyms

AckerhofBauerngutBauernhofFarmGehöftGutshofBauernhausFarmhaus

This word in other languages

farm(English)

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 "ferme"?
"ferme" is spelled F-E-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛʁm].
What does "ferme" mean?
As a noun, "ferme" means: Landpacht, landwirtschaftliche Pacht
How do you pronounce "ferme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferme" is [fɛʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ferme" come from?
"ferme" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ferme”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛʁm] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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