hermie
/ˈhɜːmi/noun
hermie is spelled H-E-R-M-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Hermie, the name). As a noun, hermie means “A hermit crab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hermie is hermies.
How many letters and syllables are in hermie?
| Letters | 6: H-E-R-M-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hermie?
Hermie appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Hermie, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hermie?
- /ˈhɜːmi/
- /ˈhɝmi/
Hermie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hermie
- hermies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hermie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA hermit crab.
- 2
informalA hermaphrodite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hermie come from?
From hermit + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).