Hermé

\ɛʁ.me\

/\ɛʁ.me\/ name

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The verdict

“Hermé” is uncommon French (frequency #60,074 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,074
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille français.

Corpus desk

Index FR-herme · Hermé · French

Hermé · rank #60,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,074
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH henriot

Nearest frequency peer: henriot (-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 « Hermé »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hermé
PropertyValue
HeadwordHermé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɛʁ.me\
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Hermé » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Hermétombe 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: « henriot » (#60,073), « Henin » (#60,072), « haubans » (#60,071). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hermé » est au #60,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hermé is uncommon French at frequency #60,074 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɛʁ.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille français.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hermé, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Hermé, spelled H-E-R-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Décoiffant, le tiramisu de Pierre Hermé, aux écorces de pamplemousse rose, jus de citron, wasabi frais râpé, poivre de Sarawak et thé vert !

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 "Hermé"?
"Hermé" is spelled H-E-R-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛʁ.me\.
What does "Hermé" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hermé" means: Nom de famille français.
How do you pronounce "Hermé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hermé" is \ɛʁ.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hermé" come from?
"Hermé" 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 "Hermé", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Henin#60,072guida#60,062Gohan#60,053indue#60,098

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list