faire ses courses

\fɛʁ se kuʁs\

/\fɛʁ se kuʁs\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire ses 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 ses courses
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire ses courses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ se kuʁs\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire ses courses” sits in French frequency

faire ses 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 ses courses is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ se 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.).".

No misspelling variants are generated for faire ses courses in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is faire ses courses, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-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 les 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 ses courses"?
"faire ses courses" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-E-S- -C-O-U-R-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ se kuʁs\.
What does "faire ses courses" mean?
As a verb, "faire ses courses" means: Acheter ce qui est nécessaire au quotidien (nourriture, etc.).
How do you pronounce "faire ses courses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire ses courses" is \fɛʁ se kuʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire ses courses" come from?
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Using “faire ses courses”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -S-E-S- -C-O-U-R-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ se 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