faire rage
\fɛʁ ʁaʒ\
The verdict
“faire rage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire des efforts extraordinaires, faire tout son possible, se signaler en quelque chose ; en parlant en bien comme en mal.
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Index FR-faire-rage · faire rage · French
faire rage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 rage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ ʁaʒ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire rage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire rage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ ʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
faire rage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is faire rage, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Faire des efforts extraordinaires, faire tout son possible, se signaler en quelque chose ; en parlant en bien comme en mal.
- 2Se déchaîner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire rage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’avocat en plaidant a fait rage contre la partie adverse.
La bricabracomanie fait rage à Pétersbourg, et par suite du courage naturel à ce peuple, il s’ensuit que les Russes ont causé dans l’article, dirait Rémonencq, un renchérissement de prix qui rendra les collections impossibles.
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.