trisémie

\tʁi.se.mi\

/\tʁi.se.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“trisémie” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Polysémie spécifique qui consiste pour un mot ou une locution à avoir trois sens nettement différentiés, distincts et sans rapport entre eux avec des synonymes eux aussi nettement différenciés

Key facts for trisémie
PropertyValue
Headwordtrisémie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁi.se.mi\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trisémie” sits in French frequency

trisémie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for trisémie is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁi.se.mi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Polysémie spécifique qui consiste pour un mot ou une locution à avoir trois sens nettement différentiés, distincts et sans rapport entre eux avec des synonymes eux aussi nettement différenciés".

Zero misspellings are on record for trisémie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is trisémie, spelled T-R-I-S-É-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polysémie spécifique qui consiste pour un mot ou une locution à avoir trois sens nettement différentiés, distincts et sans rapport entre eux avec des synonymes eux aussi nettement différenciés

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trisémie"?
"trisémie" is spelled T-R-I-S-É-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.se.mi\.
What does "trisémie" mean?
As a noun, "trisémie" means: Polysémie spécifique qui consiste pour un mot ou une locution à avoir trois sens nettement différentiés, distincts et sans rapport entre eux avec des synonymes eux aussi nettement différenciés
How do you pronounce "trisémie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trisémie" is \tʁi.se.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trisémie" come from?
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Using “trisémie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-I-S-É-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁi.se.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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list