essaimer

\e.se.me\

/\e.se.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“essaimer” is uncommon French (frequency #85,705 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,705
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sortir en essaim, en parlant des abeilles qui abandonnent la ruche pour s’établir ailleurs.

Key facts for essaimer
PropertyValue
Headwordessaimer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.se.me\
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “essaimer” 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). essaimer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

essaimer is uncommon French at frequency #85,705 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \e.se.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

essaimer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is essaimer, spelled E-S-S-A-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sortir en essaim, en parlant des abeilles qui abandonnent la ruche pour s’établir ailleurs.
  2. 2
    Faire sortir en essaim en parlant d’une ruche trop peuplée qui est abandonnée par les abeilles.
  3. 3
    Migrer en groupe en parlant d’autres animaux, voire des humains.
  4. 4
    Fonder de nouveaux établissements sortis de la maison-mère, en parlant d’une société, d’une œuvre.
  5. 5
    transitif Répandre, diffuser.

This word in other languages

swarm(English)enjambrar(Español)

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 "essaimer"?
"essaimer" is spelled E-S-S-A-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.se.me\.
What does "essaimer" mean?
As a verb, "essaimer" means: Sortir en essaim, en parlant des abeilles qui abandonnent la ruche pour s’établir ailleurs.
How do you pronounce "essaimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "essaimer" is \e.se.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "essaimer" come from?
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Using “essaimer”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-S-S-A-I-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.se.me\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list