trémie

\tʁe.mi\

/\tʁe.mi\/ noun

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The verdict

“trémie” is uncommon French (frequency #61,956 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,956
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entonnoir, souvent en forme de pyramide renversée, destiné au stockage ou au passage de matières solides en vrac. Contrairement au silo, la trémie n’est pas un réservoir fermé.

Key facts for trémie
PropertyValue
Headwordtrémie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁe.mi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trémie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trémie lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trémie is uncommon French at frequency #61,956 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁe.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for trémie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is trémie, spelled T-R-É-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entonnoir, souvent en forme de pyramide renversée, destiné au stockage ou au passage de matières solides en vrac. Contrairement au silo, la trémie n’est pas un réservoir fermé.
  2. 2
    Auge dont le fond est constitué par un treillis métallique et qui sert aux plâtriers à passer le plâtre.
  3. 3
    Mangeoire pour les faisans, les pigeons, etc.
  4. 4
    Éboulis, souvent instable, alimenté depuis un étage supérieur d'une cavité.
  5. 5
    Mesure dont on se sert pour le sel.
  6. 6
    Rampe d’accès à un tunnel routier ou le tunnel lui-même (avec ses rampes).
  7. 7
    Ouverture dans un plancher pour mettre un escalier ou tout autre dispositif en traversée.
  8. 8
    Espace rectangulaire compris dans un plancher, destiné à porter l’âtre d’une cheminée, hourdé en plâtre et plâtras, situé entre le mur, un chevêtre et deux solives d’enchevêtrure.

This word in other languages

hopper(English)tolva(Español)

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 "trémie"?
"trémie" is spelled T-R-É-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁe.mi\.
What does "trémie" mean?
As a noun, "trémie" means: Entonnoir, souvent en forme de pyramide renversée, destiné au stockage ou au passage de matières solides en vrac. Contrairement au silo, la trémie n’est pas un réservoir fermé.
How do you pronounce "trémie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trémie" is \tʁe.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trémie" come from?
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Using “trémie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-É-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁe.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list