Wilhelmine

name

The verdict

“Wilhelmine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin, équivalent de « Guillaumette ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilhelmine · Wilhelmine · French

Wilhelmine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Wilhelmine
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilhelmine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Wilhelmine » en français

Wilhelminen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wilhelmine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin, équivalent de « Guillaumette ».".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wilhelmine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Wilhelmine, spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin, équivalent de « Guillaumette ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Reine Minne… Pourquoi pas ? on dit bien la Reine Wilhelmine…

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 "Wilhelmine"?
"Wilhelmine" is spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M-I-N-E.
What does "Wilhelmine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilhelmine" means: Prénom féminin, équivalent de « Guillaumette ».
What language does "Wilhelmine" come from?
"Wilhelmine" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list