faire boire

\fɛʁ bwaʁ\

/\fɛʁ bwaʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire boire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inciter quelqu’un à boire.

Key facts for faire boire
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire boire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ bwaʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire boire” sits in French frequency

faire boire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faire boire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ bwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inciter quelqu’un à boire.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faire boire, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faire boire, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -B-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inciter quelqu’un à boire.

This word in other languages

einflößen(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faire boire"?
"faire boire" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -B-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ bwaʁ\.
What does "faire boire" mean?
As a verb, "faire boire" means: Inciter quelqu’un à boire.
How do you pronounce "faire boire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire boire" is \fɛʁ bwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire boire" come from?
"faire boire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “faire boire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -B-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ bwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list