franc
/ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋk/noun
franc is spelled F-R-A-N-C: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, franc means “Any of several units of currency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of franc is francs.
How many letters and syllables are in franc?
| Letters | 5: F-R-A-N-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is franc?
Franc appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce franc?
- /ˈfɹæŋk/
- [ˈfɹʷæŋk]
- US /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋk/
Franc has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-franc.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with franc
Sounds like: frank (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: frank.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with franc?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as franc from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of franc
- francs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does franc mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several units of currency.
Belgian franc
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Franc in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does franc come from?
Borrowed from French franc. Doublet of Frank, frank, and farang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).