Mesmer

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The verdict

“Mesmer” is uncommon French (frequency #73,353 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,353
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Franz-Anton Mesmer, médecin badois, fondateur de la théorie du magnétisme animal, aussi connue sous le nom de mesmérisme.

Key facts for Mesmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordMesmer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mesmer” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mesmer lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mesmer is uncommon French at frequency #73,353 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Franz-Anton Mesmer, médecin badois, fondateur de la théorie du magnétisme animal, aussi connue sous le nom de mesmérisme.".

Mesmer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Mesmer, spelled M-E-S-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Franz-Anton Mesmer, médecin badois, fondateur de la théorie du magnétisme animal, aussi connue sous le nom de mesmérisme.

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 "Mesmer"?
"Mesmer" is spelled M-E-S-M-E-R.
What does "Mesmer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mesmer" means: Franz-Anton Mesmer, médecin badois, fondateur de la théorie du magnétisme animal, aussi connue sous le nom de mesmérisme.
What language does "Mesmer" come from?
"Mesmer" 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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Using “Mesmer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-S-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list