mimèsis
The verdict
“mimèsis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imitation, représentation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mimesis · mimèsis · French
mimèsis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | mimèsis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mimèsis » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mimèsis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Imitation, représentation.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mimèsis in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mimèsis, spelled M-I-M-È-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Imitation, représentation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mimèsis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Or ce qui frappe, c'est que lorsque Platon y évoque et y condamne la mimèsis, il ne parle à peu près pas de la tragédie : le discours sur la tragédie et le discours sur la mimèsis sont dissociés.
This word in other languages
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.