faconde
\fa.kɔ̃d\
The verdict
“faconde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élégance de bien parler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faconde · faconde · French
faconde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faconde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fa.kɔ̃d\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faconde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faconde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fa.kɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for faconde in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faconde, spelled F-A-C-O-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Élégance de bien parler.
- 2Éloquence trop facile et trop abondante. Loquacité, incontinence verbale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faconde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec son aplomb imperturbable, sa faconde étourdissante, il inspirait non moins de confiance que le berger Frik — ce qui n’est pas peu dire.
Il me fallait cependant encore retrouver de la verve, de la faconde qui puisse plaire à mes nouveaux amis, de la facile.
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.