fair-play
\fɛʁ.plɛ\
The verdict
“fair-play” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conduite respectueuse des règles et de l’adversaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fair-play · fair-play · French
fair-play · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | fair-play |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.plɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fair-play » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fair-play is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁ.plɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conduite respectueuse des règles et de l’adversaire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fair-play in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fair-play, spelled F-A-I-R---P-L-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Conduite respectueuse des règles et de l’adversaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fair-play appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le chartisme aime assez le fair play en Angleterre, ou sera toujours prêt à lui rendre sa partie.
— Maintenant, ajouta-t-il, tâchez d’être un peu « fair play » et n’oubliez pas qu’il convient toujours de prendre le parti de ses ennemis, à condition qu’ils perdent.
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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.