faire signe
\fɛʁ siɲ\
The verdict
“faire signe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indiquer sa volonté par un signe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-signe · faire signe · French
faire signe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 signe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ siɲ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire signe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire signe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ siɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indiquer sa volonté par un signe.".
No misspelling variants are generated for faire signe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire signe, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-I-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Indiquer sa volonté par un signe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire signe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et incontinent que les nôtres furent dans les caravelles, nous commençâmes faire signe à ces Noirs de s’approcher ; mais, s’étant arrêtés n’en firent aucun semblant, […].
[…], et elle lui fit signe d'attendre qu'elle eût fini de donner à boire à cet affligé, un malheureux couvreur qui s'était cassé les deux bras en tombant d'un toit.
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.