fermo
\fɛrmɔ\
The verdict
“fermo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ferme, fixe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fermo · fermo · French
fermo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | fermo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛrmɔ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fermo » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fermo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛrmɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ferme, fixe.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fermo, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fermo, spelled F-E-R-M-O.
Definition
- 1Ferme, fixe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fermo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Attendere a piè fermo il nemico.
Synonyms
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.