Chemie

Name: Chemie, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\çeˈmiː\

/\çeˈmiː\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Chemie” is uncommon French (frequency #78,257 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,257
frequency rank, French: 257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chimie : science et branche d’études.

Key facts for Chemie
Property	Value
Headword	Chemie
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\çeˈmiː\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#78,257
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chemie” 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). Chemie lands here:

#78,257

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

Chemie is uncommon French at frequency #78,257 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \çeˈmiː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chemie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Chemie, spelled C-H-E-M-I-E.

Definition

1
Chimie : science et branche d’études.
2
Chimie : comportement chimique et étude d’une substance ou d’une catégorie de substances.
3
Alchimie, chimie, aussi au sens figuré : compatibilité, complicité entre personnes.
4
Chimie : présence de produits chimiques ou transformation chimique artificielle perçue comme malsaine, polluante ou autrement néfaste (à raison ou par chimiophobie).
5
Chimie : formulation chimique pour une application spécifique.

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 "Chemie"?

"Chemie" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \çeˈmiː\.

What does "Chemie" mean?

As a noun, "Chemie" means: Chimie : science et branche d’études.

How do you pronounce "Chemie"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chemie" is \çeˈmiː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Chemie" come from?

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Using “Chemie”

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

The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \çeˈmiː\ (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.