faire-part de décès

\fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\

/\fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“faire-part de décès” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carte que l'on envoie à ses connaissances lorsque que quelqu'un de notre famille proche est mort

Key facts for faire-part de décès
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire-part de décès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire-part de décès” sits in French frequency

faire-part de décès 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-part de décès is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carte que l'on envoie à ses connaissances lorsque que quelqu'un de notre famille proche est mort".

No generated misspelling entries exist for faire-part de décès in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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-part de décès, spelled F-A-I-R-E---P-A-R-T- -D-E- -D-É-C-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carte que l'on envoie à ses connaissances lorsque que quelqu'un de notre famille proche est mort

This word in other languages

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-part de décès"?
"faire-part de décès" is spelled F-A-I-R-E---P-A-R-T- -D-E- -D-É-C-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\.
What does "faire-part de décès" mean?
As a noun, "faire-part de décès" means: Carte que l'on envoie à ses connaissances lorsque que quelqu'un de notre famille proche est mort
How do you pronounce "faire-part de décès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire-part de décès" is \fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire-part de décès" come from?
"faire-part de décès" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “faire-part de décès”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E---P-A-R-T- -D-E- -D-É-C-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\ (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