gérmen

noun

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The verdict

“gérmen” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,932 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,932
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vide germe

Key facts for gérmen
PropertyValue
Headwordgérmen
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gérmen” sits in Portuguese 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). gérmen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

gérmen is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,932 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vide germe".

gérmen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Portuguese form is gérmen, spelled G-É-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vide germe

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gérmen"?
"gérmen" is spelled G-É-R-M-E-N.
What does "gérmen" mean?
As a noun, "gérmen" means: vide germe
What language does "gérmen" come from?
"gérmen" is a Portuguese 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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Using “gérmen”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-É-R-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese 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