fermette
\fɛʁ.mɛt\
The verdict
“fermette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite ferme, maison de campagne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fermette · fermette · French
fermette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fermette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.mɛt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fermette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fermette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁ.mɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fermette has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fermette, spelled F-E-R-M-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite ferme, maison de campagne.
- 2Bâtiments d'une petite ferme souvent utilisés comme résidence secondaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fermette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Autour des grandes villes, les maisons rurales abandonnées et les fermettes se feront résidences secondaires.
Trop confiant, Georges loue donc sa fermette sans demander de garantie locative.
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.