faire exprès

\fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\

/\fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire exprès” 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 May 6, 2026) - Faire intentionnellement.

Key facts for faire exprès
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire exprès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire exprès” sits in French frequency

faire exprès 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 exprès is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

faire exprès has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is faire exprès, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -E-X-P-R-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire intentionnellement.
  2. 2
    Être parfaitement adapté à la situation ; être idoine.

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 exprès"?
"faire exprès" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -E-X-P-R-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\.
What does "faire exprès" mean?
As a verb, "faire exprès" means: Faire intentionnellement.
How do you pronounce "faire exprès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire exprès" is \fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire exprès" come from?
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Using “faire exprès”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -E-X-P-R-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛ.ʁ‿ɛks.pʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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