chimer
\ʃi.me\
The verdict
“chimer” 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) - Avoir du dépit et l’exhaler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chimer · chimer · French
chimer · 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 "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chimer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʃi.me\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chimer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chimer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃi.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir du dépit et l’exhaler.".
Zero misspellings are on record for chimer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chimer, spelled C-H-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Avoir du dépit et l’exhaler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chimer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est bien étonnant de voir tous ces gens-là se plaindre et chimer, clabauder et calomnier
Tout change de face et l’on s’arrache les cheveux qu’on avait ornés de fleurs, et l’on pleura et l’on chima et l’on chime encore jusqu’à ce que Bouillé ramène toutes ces âmes abîmées de désespoir et de rage
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.