arrêter les frais
\a.ʁɛ.te lɛ fʁɛ\
The verdict
“arrêter les frais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cesser une dépense morale ou physique, cesser une activité apportant du préjudice.
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Index FR-arreter-les-frais · arrêter les frais · French
arrêter les frais · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrêter les frais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.ʁɛ.te lɛ fʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « arrêter les frais » en français
Rare enough to double-check
arrêter les frais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.ʁɛ.te lɛ fʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cesser une dépense morale ou physique, cesser une activité apportant du préjudice.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arrêter les frais in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is arrêter les frais, spelled A-R-R-Ê-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -F-R-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Cesser une dépense morale ou physique, cesser une activité apportant du préjudice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arrêter les frais appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est là que j’ai commencé à avoir des doutes. Comme vous le voyez, j’y avais mis le temps. Et c’est là qu’on a arrêté les frais.
Il devait arrêter les frais, récupérer ce qu’il pouvait sur l’île et aller de l’avant.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.