kermesse

\kɛʁ.mɛs\

/\kɛʁ.mɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“kermesse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,461
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom que l’on donne aux Pays-Bas, en Belgique et dans le nord de la France à des foires paroissiales qui se célèbrent avec des processions, des mascarades, des danses et autres divertissements.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kermesse · kermesse · French

kermesse · rank #36,461 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,461
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kelvin

Nearest frequency peer: kelvin (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « kermesse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « kermesse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kermesse
PropertyValue
Headwordkermesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛʁ.mɛs\
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,461
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kermesse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).kermessese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kelvin » (#36,460), « kiffé » (#36,462), « kippa » (#36,463). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kermesse » est au #36,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around kermesse (IPA \kɛʁ.mɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,461 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for kermesse, with forms such as "ekrmesse", "kemresse", and "keremsse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kermesse, spelled K-E-R-M-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom que l’on donne aux Pays-Bas, en Belgique et dans le nord de la France à des foires paroissiales qui se célèbrent avec des processions, des mascarades, des danses et autres divertissements.
  2. 2
    Fête de charité en plein air ; fête foraine.
  3. 3
    Tableau représentant une kermesse.
  4. 4
    Sujet de société s’apparentant à un divertissement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [Il] s’imaginant de prodigieuses kermesses, de continuelles ribotes dans les campagnes.
  2. […] le roulement de la futaille et le glouglou du liquide houblonné mettaient en joie la marmaille qui faisait cortège : un air de kermesse circulait partout.

Synonyms

ducassefoirefête forainecirque

This word in other languages

fair(English)kermés(Español)Kirmes(Deutsch)quermesse(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrmesse
  • kemresse
  • keremsse
  • kermese
  • kermeses
  • kermmesse
  • kermsese
  • kerrmesse
  • kkermesse
  • kremesse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kermesse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ekrmesse2kemresse2keremsse2kermese1kermeses2kermmesse1kermsese2kerrmesse1
Edit distance from "kermesse"

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 "kermesse"?
"kermesse" is spelled K-E-R-M-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛʁ.mɛs\.
What does "kermesse" mean?
As a noun, "kermesse" means: Nom que l’on donne aux Pays-Bas, en Belgique et dans le nord de la France à des foires paroissiales qui se célèbrent avec des processions, des mascarades, des danses et autres divertissements.
What are common misspellings of "kermesse"?
Common misspellings include "ekrmesse", "kemresse", "keremsse", "kermese", "kermeses". The correct spelling is "kermesse".
How do you pronounce "kermesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kermesse" is \kɛʁ.mɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kermesse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maquillé#36,485Melchior#36,490Montaigu#36,498munition#36,502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Laurens10 variantsLeconte10 variantsMaurienne10 variantsgrowth10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list