thermidor

[tɛʁmidɔʁ]

/[tɛʁmidɔʁ]/ noun

The verdict

“thermidor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elfter Monat des Französischen Revolutionskalenders

Corpus desk

Index DE-thermidor · thermidor · German

thermidor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 thermidor
PropertyValue
Headwordthermidor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛʁmidɔʁ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „thermidor“ im Deutschen

thermidorschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

thermidor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛʁmidɔʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elfter Monat des Französischen Revolutionskalenders".

Zero misspellings are on record for thermidor in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is thermidor, spelled T-H-E-R-M-I-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    elfter Monat des Französischen Revolutionskalenders

Antonyms

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 "thermidor"?
"thermidor" is spelled T-H-E-R-M-I-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛʁmidɔʁ].
What does "thermidor" mean?
As a noun, "thermidor" means: elfter Monat des Französischen Revolutionskalenders
How do you pronounce "thermidor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thermidor" is [tɛʁmidɔʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thermidor" come from?
"thermidor" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list