faire attention
\fɛ.ʁ‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“faire attention” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agir avec prudence ; être attentif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-attention · faire attention · French
faire attention · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | faire attention |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛ.ʁ‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire attention » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire attention is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for faire attention in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is faire attention, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Agir avec prudence ; être attentif.
- 2Être attentif (à quelque chose), remarquer (quelque chose).
- 3Se méfier, prendre garde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire attention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ça m’abrutissait à tel point que je butai sur un gosse qui tenait un sac : « Tu peux pas faire attention, saligaude ! » hurla-t-il.
As-tu fait attention à la couleur de ces poissons ?
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.