stemme
noun
stemme is spelled S-T-E-M-M-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stemme means “A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme traits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stemme is stemmes.
How many letters and syllables are in stemme?
| Letters | 6: S-T-E-M-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is stemme?
Stemme appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
Forms of stemme
- stemmes plural
- stem
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stemme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme traits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stemme come from?
Blend of stud + femme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).