herméneute
\ɛʁ.me.nøt\
The verdict
“herméneute” 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) - Personne qui traduit et explique des textes sacrés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hermeneute · herméneute · French
herméneute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herméneute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛʁ.me.nøt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
herméneute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.me.nøt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
herméneute doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is herméneute, spelled H-E-R-M-É-N-E-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Personne qui traduit et explique des textes sacrés.
- 2Commentateur de textes profanes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herméneute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans un des innombrables groupes d’études qui commentent les Écrits de Lacan, un herméneute, pour l’émerveillement de ses complices, parle soudain des écrans de l’acquis. Mais, à l’analyse, il apparaît clairement qu’aucun progrès n’a été fait dans la connaissance, et que c’est justement cela qui a réjoui les participants.
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.