faire la queue

\fɛʁ la kø\

/\fɛʁ la kø\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire la queue” 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 May 6, 2026) - Être dans une file d’attente avant d’être servi.

Key facts for faire la queue
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire la queue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ la kø\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire la queue” sits in French frequency

faire la queue 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 la queue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ la kø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for faire la queue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faire la queue, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-A- -Q-U-E-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être dans une file d’attente avant d’être servi.
  2. 2
    Se ranger par ordre, les uns derrière les autres, afin de passer chacun à son tour à une audience, à une distribution, etc.

Synonyms

faire la file

This word in other languages

queue(English)Schlange stehen(Deutsch)

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 la queue"?
"faire la queue" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-A- -Q-U-E-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ la kø\.
What does "faire la queue" mean?
As a verb, "faire la queue" means: Être dans une file d’attente avant d’être servi.
How do you pronounce "faire la queue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire la queue" is \fɛʁ la kø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire la queue" come from?
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Using “faire la queue”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -L-A- -Q-U-E-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ la kø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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