germer

\ʒɛʁ.me\

/\ʒɛʁ.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“germer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,060
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pousser son germe au dehors, en parlant d’une semence ou d’une spore.

Corpus desk

Index FR-germer · germer · French

germer · rank #35,060 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,060
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gencives

Nearest frequency peer: gencives (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « germer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « germer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

germer vs germes
83% similar
germer vs gommer
67% similar
germer vs gere
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for germer
PropertyValue
Headwordgermer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒɛʁ.me\
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,060
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « germer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.germerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gencives » (#35,059), « Gillian » (#35,061), « gels » (#35,058). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « germer » est au #35,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around germer (IPA \ʒɛʁ.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,060 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for germer, with forms such as "egrmer", "gemrer", and "geremr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "germes", "gommer", "gere", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 germer, spelled G-E-R-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pousser son germe au dehors, en parlant d’une semence ou d’une spore.
  2. 2
    Se montrer en germe en parlant de plantes.
  3. 3
    Se développer, s’accroître, produire ses effets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand l’orge est bien germée, on la porte dans une étuve à courant d’air chaud, appelée touraille ; la chaleur arrête immédiatement la germination.
  2. Le déchaumage est donc une façon culturale légère, destinée, en remuant la couche superficielle du sol, à enterrer les mauvaises graines, pour qu’elles germent au plus vite.

This word in other languages

germinate(English)germinar(Español)ausschlagen(Deutsch)brotar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrmer
  • gemrer
  • geremr
  • germerr
  • germmer
  • germre
  • gerrmer
  • ggermer
  • gremer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of germer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egrmer2gemrer2geremr2germerr1germmer1germre2gerrmer1ggermer1
Edit distance from "germer"

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 "germer"?
"germer" is spelled G-E-R-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛʁ.me\.
What does "germer" mean?
As a verb, "germer" means: Pousser son germe au dehors, en parlant d’une semence ou d’une spore.
What words are commonly confused with "germer"?
"germer" is commonly confused with "germes", "gommer", "gere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "germer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "germer" is \ʒɛʁ.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "germer" come from?
"germer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

garnis#35,057fruité#35,052Froome#35,050guitar#35,072

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Galileo9 variantsgâchée9 variantshachée9 variantsinfamie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list