mesmérisme
\mɛs.me.ʁism\
The verdict
“mesmérisme” 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) - Technique d'hypnose appliquée par Mesmer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mesmerisme · mesmérisme · French
mesmérisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mesmérisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛs.me.ʁism\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mesmérisme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mesmérisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛs.me.ʁism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Technique d'hypnose appliquée par Mesmer.".
mesmérisme has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mesmérisme, spelled M-E-S-M-É-R-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Technique d'hypnose appliquée par Mesmer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mesmérisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le comité formé par les enquêteurs déclara que l’effet du mesmérisme était fort probablement dû à la croyance et à l’imagination plutôt qu’à une énergie invisible, tout en admettant de mauvaise grâce que les patients traités au moyen du magnétisme animal allaient mieux.
Mesmer et le mesmérisme ne se sont jamais relevés du rapport de Bailly, au nom de l’Académie des Sciences.
Synonyms
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.