faire tort

\fɛʁ tɔʁ\

/\fɛʁ tɔʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“faire tort” 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
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Léser.

Key facts for faire tort
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire tort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ tɔʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire tort” sits in French frequency

faire tort 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 tort is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ tɔʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

faire tort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is faire tort, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -T-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Léser.
  2. 2
    Répugner, dégoûter, gêner. donner une sensation désagréable.

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 tort"?
"faire tort" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -T-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ tɔʁ\.
What does "faire tort" mean?
As a verb, "faire tort" means: Léser.
How do you pronounce "faire tort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire tort" is \fɛʁ tɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire tort" come from?
"faire tort" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “faire tort”

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

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