faire fureur
\fɛʁ fy.ʁœʁ\
The verdict
“faire fureur” 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) - Exciter, dans le public, un grand empressement, une vive curiosité, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une chose qui est fort en vogue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-fureur · faire fureur · French
faire fureur · 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 fureur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ fy.ʁœʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire fureur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire fureur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ fy.ʁœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exciter, dans le public, un grand empressement, une vive curiosité, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une chose qui est fort en vogue.".
faire fureur has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire fureur, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -F-U-R-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Exciter, dans le public, un grand empressement, une vive curiosité, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une chose qui est fort en vogue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire fureur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il entendit Herman jouer sa Coquette, pièce de clavecin qui faisait fureur dans les salons.
Les demoiselles d’honneur vinrent en tumulte offrir le gâteau, suivant la nouvelle coutume importée de Russie et qui faisait fureur, cette année-là, dans la haute société.
Synonyms
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.