frap
/fɹæp/
"frap" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frap” is uncommon English (frequency #82,313 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,313
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-frap · frap · English
frap · rank #82,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,313
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH Frelimo
Nearest frequency peer: Frelimo (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “frap”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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17,694 corpus weight
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17,693 corpus weight
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framer
17,690 corpus weight
- frap
frap
17,688 corpus weight
- Frelimo
Frelimo
17,687 corpus weight
- fucktard
fucktard
17,684 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “frap” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frap |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fɹæp/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #82,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frap” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
frap is uncommon English at frequency #82,313 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /fɹæp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for frap in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper. The correct English form is frap, spelled F-R-A-P.
Definition
- 1To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing.
- 2To strike or beat.
Etymology
From Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency 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.