adem

noun

The verdict

“adem” is uncommon French (frequency #69,569 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,569
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Haleine, respiration, souffle.

Key facts for adem
PropertyValue
Headwordadem
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adem” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adem lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adem is uncommon French at frequency #69,569 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haleine, respiration, souffle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for adem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is adem, spelled A-D-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haleine, respiration, souffle.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adem"?
"adem" is spelled A-D-E-M.
What does "adem" mean?
As a noun, "adem" means: Haleine, respiration, souffle.
What language does "adem" come from?
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Using “adem”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-D-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list