semestre

\sə.mɛstʁ\

/\sə.mɛstʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“semestre” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,242
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espace de six mois consécutifs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-semestre · semestre · French

semestre · rank #7,242 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,242
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH savaient

Nearest frequency peer: savaient (-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 « semestre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « semestre » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

semestre vs séquestre
67% similar
semestre vs semestres
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for semestre
PropertyValue
Headwordsemestre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sə.mɛstʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,242
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « semestre »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.semestrese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « savaient » (#7,241), « sergent » (#7,243), « sauveur » (#7,240). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « semestre » est au #7,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around semestre (IPA \sə.mɛstʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,242 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for semestre, with forms such as "esmestre", "seemstre", and "semesrte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "séquestre", "semestres", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is semestre, spelled S-E-M-E-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace de six mois consécutifs.
  2. 2
    Rente, traitement, etc., qui se paie par semestre, à la fin de chaque semestre.
  3. 3
    Période de certains emplois qu’on est obligé de remplir pendant la moitié de l’année.
  4. 4
    Partie de l’année universitaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il rend compte de sa gestion à la fin de chaque semestre.
  2. Le second semestre de l’année.

This word in other languages

half(English)semestre(Español)Semester(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esmestre
  • seemstre
  • semesrte
  • semesstre
  • semester
  • semestrre
  • semesttre
  • semetsre
  • semmestre
  • semsetre
  • smeestre
  • ssemestre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of semestre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esmestre2seemstre2semesrte2semesstre1semester2semestrre1semesttre1semetsre2
Edit distance from "semestre"

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 "semestre"?
"semestre" is spelled S-E-M-E-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sə.mɛstʁ\.
What does "semestre" mean?
As a noun, "semestre" means: Espace de six mois consécutifs.
What words are commonly confused with "semestre"?
"semestre" is commonly confused with "séquestre", "semestres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "semestre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semestre" is \sə.mɛstʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semestre" come from?
"semestre" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

savaient#7,241rotation#7,235recruter#7,229racheter#7,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

souhaitez12 variantsprestige12 variantsambitieux12 variantscomplice12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list