faire les courses

\fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\

/\fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire les courses” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acheter ce qui est nécessaire au quotidien (nourriture, etc.).

Key facts for faire les courses
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire les courses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire les courses” sits in French frequency

faire les courses 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for faire les courses is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acheter ce qui est nécessaire au quotidien (nourriture, etc.).".

Zero misspellings are on record for faire les courses in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is faire les courses, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-R-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acheter ce qui est nécessaire au quotidien (nourriture, etc.).

Synonyms

faire des coursesfaire ses coursesfaire des commissionsfaire ses provisions

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 les courses"?
"faire les courses" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-R-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\.
What does "faire les courses" mean?
As a verb, "faire les courses" means: Acheter ce qui est nécessaire au quotidien (nourriture, etc.).
How do you pronounce "faire les courses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire les courses" is \fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire les courses" come from?
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Using “faire les courses”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-R-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ lɛ kuʁs\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list