germon

\ʒɛʁ.mɔ̃\

/\ʒɛʁ.mɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“germon” is uncommon French (frequency #92,776 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,776
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel du thon blanc (poisson).

Corpus desk

Index FR-germon · germon · French

germon · rank #92,776 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,776
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH genin

Nearest frequency peer: genin (-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 « germon »

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 « germon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for germon
PropertyValue
Headwordgermon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛʁ.mɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,776
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « germon » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).germontombe 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: « genin » (#92,775), « GFA » (#92,777), « gayant » (#92,774). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « germon » est au #92,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

germon is uncommon French at frequency #92,776 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛʁ.mɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel du thon blanc (poisson).".

No misspelling variants are generated for germon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is germon, spelled G-E-R-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel du thon blanc (poisson).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À la fin du printemps, le germon remonte vers le nord-est et se trouve en juillet-août au large du golfe de Gascogne.

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 "germon"?
"germon" is spelled G-E-R-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛʁ.mɔ̃\.
What does "germon" mean?
As a noun, "germon" means: Nom usuel du thon blanc (poisson).
How do you pronounce "germon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "germon" is \ʒɛʁ.mɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gayant#92,774Gisela#92,783golfes#92,789helmet#92,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list