faire faillite
\fɛʁ fa.jit\
The verdict
“faire faillite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomber en faillite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-faillite · faire faillite · French
faire faillite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 faillite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ fa.jit\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire faillite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire faillite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ fa.jit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tomber en faillite.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faire faillite, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 faillite, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -F-A-I-L-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tomber en faillite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire faillite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faire faillite, reprit le père, c’est commettre l’action la plus déshonorante entre toutes celles qui peuvent déshonorer l’homme.
Deux nouvelles banques régionales ont fait faillite aux USA cette semaine.
Synonyms
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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.