germanisme
\ʒɛʁ.ma.nism\
The verdict
“germanisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Façon de parler propre à la langue allemande.
Corpus desk
Index FR-germanisme · germanisme · French
germanisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | germanisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɛʁ.ma.nism\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « germanisme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
germanisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛʁ.ma.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for germanisme, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is germanisme, spelled G-E-R-M-A-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Façon de parler propre à la langue allemande.
- 2Façon de parler empruntées à la langue allemande et transportées dans une autre langue.
- 3Manières, façons, comportement des anciens Germains.
- 4Nationalisme allemand ; pangermanisme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how germanisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les premières sont écrites dans le langage de Nimègue, flamand mêlé de quelques germanismes.
Malheureusement donc, cette langue n’est pas ma langue maternelle, et je ne sais jamais comment éviter et découvrir les germanismes en parlant français.
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.