blêmir

\ble.miʁ\

/\ble.miʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“blêmir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pâlir, devenir blême, livide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blemir · blêmir · French

blêmir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for blêmir
PropertyValue
Headwordblêmir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ble.miʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blêmir » en français

blêmirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blêmir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ble.miʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâlir, devenir blême, livide.".

Zero misspellings are on record for blêmir in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is blêmir, spelled B-L-Ê-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pâlir, devenir blême, livide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blêmir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À ces mots, le pauvre torçonnier blêmit ; le roi et lui s’entre-regardèrent pendant un moment.
  2. Vrai Dieu, dit mon père, voilà un beau brin de fille, et jolie comme un jour, encore que la fièvre l’ait blêmie.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blêmir"?
"blêmir" is spelled B-L-Ê-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ble.miʁ\.
What does "blêmir" mean?
As a verb, "blêmir" means: Pâlir, devenir blême, livide.
How do you pronounce "blêmir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blêmir" is \ble.miʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blêmir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list