faire chanter

\fɛʁ ʃɑ̃.te\

/\fɛʁ ʃɑ̃.te\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire exécuter un chant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-faire-chanter · faire chanter · French

faire chanter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for faire chanter
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire chanter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ ʃɑ̃.te\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « faire chanter » en français

faire chantern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

faire chanter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ ʃɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

faire chanter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faire chanter, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire exécuter un chant.
  2. 2
    Jouer d’un instrument avec brio.
  3. 3
    Rendre plus gai.
  4. 4
    Imposer le versement d'une redevance.
  5. 5
    Obtenir par chantage quelque chose de quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how faire chanter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il le dit expressément dans une lettre à l’archevêque de Paris en lui ordonnant de faire chanter un Te Deum d’actions de grâces.
  2. Toutes ces qualités réunies permettent à Louis de faire chanter sa trompette beaucoup plus que tout autre instrumentiste, d’en jouer avec une telle maîtrise qu’il parvient à une subtilité d’expression comparable — supérieure même, sur certains points — à celle de sa voix quand il chante.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faire chanter"?
"faire chanter" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ ʃɑ̃.te\.
What does "faire chanter" mean?
As a verb, "faire chanter" means: Faire exécuter un chant.
How do you pronounce "faire chanter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire chanter" is \fɛʁ ʃɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire chanter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list