swarm

\swɔː(r)m\

/\swɔː(r)m\/ noun

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The verdict

“swarm” is uncommon French (frequency #91,210 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,210
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Essaim.

Corpus desk

Index FR-swarm · swarm · French

swarm · rank #91,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sweetheart

Nearest frequency peer: sweetheart (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « swarm »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « swarm » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for swarm
PropertyValue
Headwordswarm
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\swɔː(r)m\
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « swarm » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).swarmtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « sweetheart » (#91,211), « surgelée » (#91,206), « supplia » (#91,205). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « swarm » est au #91,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

swarm is uncommon French at frequency #91,210 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \swɔː(r)m\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for swarm in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is swarm, spelled S-W-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Essaim.
  2. 2
    Nuée, multitude.
  3. 3
    Ensemble d’hôtes partageant le même torrent (ensemble de fichiers) dans un réseau BitTorrent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. For a swarm to develop the locusts must transform from a solitary phase into a gregarious phase.

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 "swarm"?
"swarm" is spelled S-W-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is \swɔː(r)m\.
What does "swarm" mean?
As a noun, "swarm" means: Essaim.
How do you pronounce "swarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "swarm" is \swɔː(r)m\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "swarm" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tiene#91,229sofas#91,182sloop#91,178skiff#91,176

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list