hémione

\e.mjɔn\

/\e.mjɔn\/ noun

The verdict

“hémione” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Équidé, espèce d’âne sauvage en voie de disparition et vivant en Sibérie méridionale, ainsi que dans le Turkestan et la Mongolie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hemione · hémione · French

hémione · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for hémione
PropertyValue
Headwordhémione
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.mjɔn\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hémione » en français

hémionen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hémione is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.mjɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Équidé, espèce d’âne sauvage en voie de disparition et vivant en Sibérie méridionale, ainsi que dans le Turkestan et la Mongolie.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hémione in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hémione, spelled H-É-M-I-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Équidé, espèce d’âne sauvage en voie de disparition et vivant en Sibérie méridionale, ainsi que dans le Turkestan et la Mongolie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On l’appelle onagre (onos – âne, et agrios – sauvage) ou hémione (demi-âne), mais on ne le rencontre pas communément.

Synonyms

âne sauvage d’Asiedzigguetaionagre

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hémione"?
"hémione" is spelled H-É-M-I-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.mjɔn\.
What does "hémione" mean?
As a noun, "hémione" means: Équidé, espèce d’âne sauvage en voie de disparition et vivant en Sibérie méridionale, ainsi que dans le Turkestan et la Mongolie.
How do you pronounce "hémione"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hémione" is \e.mjɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hémione" come from?
"hémione" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list