cimes

\sim\

/\sim\/ noun

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The verdict

“cimes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,727
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de cime.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cimes · cimes · French

cimes · rank #37,727 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,727
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH choisirais

Nearest frequency peer: choisirais (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cimes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cimes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cimes vs CMS
0% similar
cimes vs cité
40% similar
cimes vs clés
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cimes
PropertyValue
Headwordcimes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sim\
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,727
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cimes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cimesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « choisirais » (#37,726), « Clamart » (#37,728), « chiffons » (#37,725). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cimes » est au #37,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cimes (IPA \sim\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,727 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de cime.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cimes, with forms such as "ccimes", "ciems", and "cimess". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CMS", "cité", "clés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cimes, spelled C-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de cime.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Avec un taille-thé, machine originaire du Japon, le duo tranche les cimes des tiges vert bouteille, propulsées dans un grand sac traînant derrière eux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccimes
  • ciems
  • cimess
  • cimmes
  • cimse
  • cmies
  • icmes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cimes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccimes1ciems2cimess1cimmes1cimse2cmies2icmes2
Edit distance from "cimes"

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 "cimes"?
"cimes" is spelled C-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sim\.
What does "cimes" mean?
As a noun, "cimes" means: Pluriel de cime.
What words are commonly confused with "cimes"?
"cimes" is commonly confused with "CMS", "cité", "clés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cimes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cimes" is \sim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cimes" come from?
"cimes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cimes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clodo#37,729Ceuta#37,718cabot#37,707Bodin#37,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bimbo7 variantsDupin7 variantsbelgo7 variantsdurci7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list