affranchir

/\a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“affranchir” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #17,332 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#17,332
frequency rank, French
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Rendre libre ; déclarer libre.

Key facts for affranchir
PropertyValue
Headwordaffranchir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,332
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “affranchir” sits in French 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). affranchir lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for affranchir is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,332 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for affranchir, with forms such as "affarnchir", "affracnhir", and "affrancchir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "affranchis", "affranchit", "affranchi", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is affranchir, spelled A-F-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre libre ; déclarer libre.
  2. 2
    Décharger ; exempter.
  3. 3
    Libérer des servitudes, des charges.
  4. 4
    Payer le timbre postal d’avance pour en libérer le destinataire.
  5. 5
    Tirer d’une sujétion, d’une dépendance.
  6. 6
    Délivrer d'un mal, d'une peine.
  7. 7
    Débaucher, pervertir, c’est-à-dire affranchir des règles sociales.
  8. 8
    Connaître une question, ne rien craindre.
  9. 9
    Informer.
  10. 10
    Informer des usages du milieu.
  11. 11
    Se libérer ; se délivrer, etc.
  12. 12
    Rendre une chose indépendante d'une autre.
  13. 13
    Rendre un greffon indépendant de son porte-greffe en lui permettant de se développer sur ses propres racines.
  14. 14
    Au bridge, rendre maîtresses des cartes qui ne l’étaient pas au début du jeu.
  15. 15
    Châtrer un animal. (note : en dehors de l'Anjou l'usage est désuet).

This word in other languages

free(English)franquear(Español)frankieren(Deutsch)liberar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: affarnchir,affracnhir,affrancchir,affranchhir,affranchirr,affranchri,affrancihr,affranhcir,affrannchir,affrnachir,affrranchir,afranchir,afrfanchir,fafranchir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of affranchir — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "affranchir"

affarnchir2affracnhir2affrancchir1affranchhir1affranchirr1affranchri2affrancihr2affranhcir2
Edit distance from "affranchir"

Frequency rank: #17,332 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "affranchir"?
"affranchir" is spelled A-F-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\.
What does "affranchir" mean?
As a verb, "affranchir" means: Rendre libre ; déclarer libre.
What words are commonly confused with "affranchir"?
"affranchir" is commonly confused with "affranchis", "affranchit", "affranchi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "affranchir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "affranchir" is \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "affranchir" come from?
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Using “affranchir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-F-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “affranchis” — see the side-by-side comparison. affranchir vs affranchis
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.