fermières

\fɛʁ.mjɛʁ\

/\fɛʁ.mjɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“fermières” is uncommon French (frequency #73,994 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,994
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-fermieres · fermières · French

fermières · rank #73,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,994
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fela

Nearest frequency peer: fela (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « fermières »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fermières » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fermières
PropertyValue
Headwordfermières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛʁ.mjɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fermières » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fermièrestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « fela » (#73,993), « FESPACO » (#73,995), « feignasses » (#73,992). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fermières » est au #73,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fermières is uncommon French at frequency #73,994 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁ.mjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de fermière.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fermières in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fermières, spelled F-E-R-M-I-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de fermière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les fermières ne peuvent plus vendre leurs volailles, qu’elles ont dû déclarer, et n’apportent plus ni beurre ni œufs, n’en ayant pas assez pour les réquisitions.

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 "fermières"?
"fermières" is spelled F-E-R-M-I-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ.mjɛʁ\.
What does "fermières" mean?
As a noun, "fermières" means: Pluriel de fermière.
How do you pronounce "fermières"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fermières" is \fɛʁ.mjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fermières" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list