hermetisch
\hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ\
The verdict
“hermetisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Hermétique : relatif à l’hermétisme, aussi en rapport avec l’alchimie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hermetisch · hermetisch · French
hermetisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hermetisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hermetisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
hermetisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hermetisch, spelled H-E-R-M-E-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Hermétique : relatif à l’hermétisme, aussi en rapport avec l’alchimie.
- 2Hermétique : incompréhensible, impénétrable, obscur.
- 3Hermétique : impassable, infranchissable
- 4Hermétique : faisant obstacle à la perméation, à la diffusion des atomes et des molécules.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hermetisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Frührenaissance wurde das zuvor verschollene Corpus Hermeticum, eine Sammlung antiker hermetischer Offenbarungsschriften, entdeckt.
Nachdem der Fall des französischen hermetischen Dichters erledigt ist, kann ich mich nun dem gewöhnlichen französischen Touristen zuwenden.
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.