# franc

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹæŋk/ · frequency rank #25,065

## Definitions
1. Any of several units of currency.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French franc. Doublet of Frank, frank, and farang.

## Easily confused with
- **fray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-fray)
- **frat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-frat)
- **Frau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-frau)
- **front** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-front)
- **frank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-frank)
- **fraud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-fraud)
- **Franz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-franz)
- **Frans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-frans)
- **French** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-french)
- **France** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-france)
- **Franck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-franck)
- **Franca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-franca)
- **Francis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-francis)
- **Frances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-frances)
- **frantic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franc-vs-frantic)
- **fan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fan-vs-franc)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fra-vs-franc)
- **fac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fac-vs-franc)
- **FNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fnc-vs-franc)
- **fans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fans-vs-franc)

## Common misspellings (8)
`farnc`, `ffranc`, `fracn`, `francc`, `frannc`, `frnac`, `frranc`, `rfanc`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/franc