faire erreur
\fɛ.ʁ‿e.ʁœʁ\
The verdict
“faire erreur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se tromper.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-erreur · faire erreur · French
faire erreur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 erreur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛ.ʁ‿e.ʁœʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire erreur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire erreur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿e.ʁœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se tromper.".
Zero misspellings are on record for faire erreur in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is faire erreur, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -E-R-R-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Se tromper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire erreur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'ai fait erreur, le coton n'est pas ce que les hommes se procurent à partir du mouton, mais il provient d'une plante.
Allô ! Bonjour, je suis bien chez madame Martin ? —Non, monsieur, vous faites erreur...
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.