faire tout un fromage de

\fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\

/\fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire tout un fromage de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’agiter et s’irriter pour des choses de petite importance.

Key facts for faire tout un fromage de
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire tout un fromage de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire tout un fromage de” sits in French frequency

faire tout un fromage de 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 tout un fromage de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’agiter et s’irriter pour des choses de petite importance.".

faire tout un fromage de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faire tout un fromage de, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -T-O-U-T- -U-N- -F-R-O-M-A-G-E- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’agiter et s’irriter pour des choses de petite importance.

This word in other languages

make a mountain out of a molehill(English)

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 tout un fromage de"?
"faire tout un fromage de" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -T-O-U-T- -U-N- -F-R-O-M-A-G-E- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\.
What does "faire tout un fromage de" mean?
As a verb, "faire tout un fromage de" means: S’agiter et s’irriter pour des choses de petite importance.
How do you pronounce "faire tout un fromage de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire tout un fromage de" is \fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire tout un fromage de" come from?
"faire tout un fromage de" 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 tout un fromage de”

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-U-T- -U-N- -F-R-O-M-A-G-E- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ də\ (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