erme
obsolete
erme is spelled E-R-M-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, erme means “To grieve; to feel sad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in erme?
| Letters | 4: E-R-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is erme?
Erme appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with erme?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as erme.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mere, meer, reem.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of erme
- ermes present, singular, he/she/it
- erming participle, present
- ermed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does erme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does erme come from?
From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).