sommier

/\sɔ.mje\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,283

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

sommier is aFrenchnoun. It means: Bête de somme, cheval de charge. Pronounced \sɔ.mje\. Often confused with summer and sorcier.

Key facts for sommier
PropertyValue
Headwordsommier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.mje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,283
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sommier in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sommier is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔ.mje\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,283 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sommier, with forms such as "osmmier", "smomier", and "somier". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "summer", "sorcier", "soucier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is sommier, spelled S-O-M-M-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bête de somme, cheval de charge.
  2. 2
    Partie d'un lit sur laquelle repose le matelas, permettant d'obtenir une surface rigide.
  3. 3
    Pierre qui reçoit la retombée d’une voûte; ou une pièce de bois de charpente qui porte sur deux pieds-droits et sert de linteau à l’ouverture des portes, des croisées, etc.
  4. 4
    Double cercle posé à chaque extrémité d’un tonneau pour renforcer l’assemblage et diminuer l’usure.
  5. 5
    Sorte de coffre dans lequel les soufflets de l’orgue font entrer l’air qui, de là, se distribue dans les différents tuyaux.
  6. 6
    Barre de bois sur laquelle sont fixées les chevilles qui servent à tendre les cordes d’un clavecin, d’un piano.
  7. 7
    Fichier judiciaire des personnes ayant fait l’objet de poursuites ou de condamnations.
  8. 8
    Historique des interventions sur une parcelle forestière.
  9. 9
    Structure placée à l’intérieur de la cuve d’un réacteur à neutrons rapides, qui supporte les assemblages du cœur et assure leur positionnement tout en permettant la circulation du caloporteur.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osmmier,smomier,somier,somimer,sommeir,sommierr,sommire,ssommier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sommier

Misspelling Variants of "sommier"

osmmier7smomier7somier6somimer7sommeir7sommierr8sommire7ssommier8
Misspelling Variants of "sommier"

Frequency rank: #35,283 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sommier"?
"sommier" is spelled S-O-M-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.mje\.
What does "sommier" mean?
As a noun, "sommier" means: Bête de somme, cheval de charge.
What words are commonly confused with "sommier"?
"sommier" is commonly confused with "summer", "sorcier", "soucier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sommier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sommier" is \sɔ.mje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sommier" come from?
"sommier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.