trimer

\tʁi.me\

/\tʁi.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“trimer” is uncommon French (frequency #56,326 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,326
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller et venir, marcher beaucoup et avec fatigue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trimer · trimer · French

trimer · rank #56,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,326
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tribeca

Nearest frequency peer: Tribeca (-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 « trimer »

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 « trimer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trimer
PropertyValue
Headwordtrimer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁi.me\
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trimer » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.trimertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Tribeca » (#56,325), « trombes » (#56,327), « trouduc » (#56,328). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « trimer » est au #56,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trimer is uncommon French at frequency #56,326 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁi.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for trimer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is trimer, spelled T-R-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller et venir, marcher beaucoup et avec fatigue.
  2. 2
    Travailler d’arrache-pied, besogner avec effort et sans beaucoup de goût.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De l’orient et du midi trimant, Le vent se lève encontre le ponant.
  2. Faire trimer quelqu’un : Le faire aller et venir pour rien.

This word in other languages

tramp(English)schuften(Deutsch)labutar(Português)

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 "trimer"?
"trimer" is spelled T-R-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.me\.
What does "trimer" mean?
As a verb, "trimer" means: Aller et venir, marcher beaucoup et avec fatigue.
How do you pronounce "trimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trimer" is \tʁi.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trimer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trusts#56,331totems#56,319tuerai#56,333vacher#56,345

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list