âme

/\ɑm\/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,547

in French word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

âme is aFrenchnoun. It means: Principe de la vie chez un être humain. Pronounced \ɑm\. It ranks #1,547 in French word frequency. Often confused with au and As.

Key facts for âme
PropertyValue
Headwordâme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑm\
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of âme in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for âme is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑm\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,547 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for âme in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable French patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "au", "As", "an", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is âme, spelled Â-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Principe de la vie chez un être humain.
  2. 2
    Partie immatérielle de l’homme, opposée au corps.
  3. 3
    Principe du sentiment, de la pensée, de la volonté dans l’homme, conscience morale.
  4. 4
    Être humain.
  5. 5
    Habitant.
  6. 6
    Celui, celle qui est le principal moteur, le principal agent d’un projet.
  7. 7
    Ce qui anime ; ce qui fait agir.
  8. 8
    Ce qui est le principal fondement d’une chose, qui la maintient.
  9. 9
    Dans les instruments à cordes frottées, pièce de bois cylindrique placée à l’intérieur de l’instrument, qui améliore la résonance en transmettant les vibrations du chevalet à l’ensemble de la caisse.
  10. 10
    Espèce de massif, de noyau sur lequel on applique le stuc, le plâtre, etc., dont on forme une figure, une statue. Noyau sur lequel on coule une figure, une statue, et qu’on en retire après l’opération de la fonte.
  11. 11
    Creux d’une arme à feu où l’on met la poudre et le projectile.
  12. 12
    Dans un soufflet, soupape de cuir qui laisse entrer l’air en se levant et qui l’y retient en s’abaissant.
  13. 13
    Partie centrale d'un matelas, représentant la plus grande partie de l'épaisseur.
  14. 14
    Paroles qui servent à expliquer la figure représentée dans le corps d’une devise.
  15. 15
    Femme aimée.
  16. 16
    & Partie centrale qui fait partie d’un câble ou d’un toron, constitué par un fil unique ou plusieurs fils torsadés.
  17. 17
    Élément d’une poutre reliant la membrure supérieure et la membrure inférieure.
  18. 18
    Partie centrale d’un profilé.

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #1,547 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "âme"?
"âme" is spelled Â-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑm\.
What does "âme" mean?
As a noun, "âme" means: Principe de la vie chez un être humain.
What words are commonly confused with "âme"?
"âme" is commonly confused with "au", "As", "an". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "âme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "âme" is \ɑm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "âme" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.