Vendémiaire
/vɛnˌdɛmɪˈɛː/
"vendemiaire" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Vendémiaire” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vendémiaire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /vɛnˌdɛmɪˈɛː/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vendémiaire” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Vendémiaire is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /vɛnˌdɛmɪˈɛː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Vendémiaire in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French vendémiaire, from Latin vīndēmia (“grape harvest”) + -aire. The correct English form is Vendémiaire, spelled V-E-N-D-É-M-I-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.
Etymology
Borrowed from French vendémiaire, from Latin vīndēmia (“grape harvest”) + -aire.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Vendémiaire”
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- The one correct English spelling is V-E-N-D-É-M-I-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vɛnˌdɛmɪˈɛː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.