faîte

\fɛt\

/\fɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“faîte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,026
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comble, partie la plus élevée d’un bâtiment, d’un édifice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-faite · faîte · French

faîte · rank #31,026 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,026
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fei

Nearest frequency peer: fei (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « faîte »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « faîte » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

faîte vs fit
40% similar
faîte vs fie
40% similar
faîte vs faut
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for faîte
PropertyValue
Headwordfaîte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,026
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « faîte »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).faîtese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fei » (#31,027), « exécutent » (#31,024), « fiancés » (#31,028). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « faîte » est au #31,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around faîte (IPA \fɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,026 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for faîte, with forms such as "afîte", "faite", and "fatîe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fit", "fie", "faut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faîte, spelled F-A-Î-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comble, partie la plus élevée d’un bâtiment, d’un édifice.
  2. 2
    Arête du toit.
  3. 3
    Sommet de certaines choses qui ont de l’élévation.
  4. 4
    Point culminant, apogée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how faîte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au-dessus, se trouvent, sous le faîte, qui ressemble à deux cartes mises l’une contre l’autre, deux chambres de domestique, éclairées chacune par un œil de bœuf, et mansardées, mais assez spacieuses.
  2. Là, des blocs moussus jonchent le sol et des colonnes brisées sont étendues comme des mortes ; les colombes se posent sur les tuiles du faîte et les rebords usés des corniches ; dans un angle, le croissant de la lune veille au ciel.

This word in other languages

cresta(Español)pináculo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afîte
  • faite
  • fatîe
  • faîet
  • faîtte
  • ffaîte
  • fîate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faîte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afîte2faite1fatîe2faîet2faîtte1ffaîte1fîate2
Edit distance from "faîte"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faîte"?
"faîte" is spelled F-A-Î-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛt\.
What does "faîte" mean?
As a noun, "faîte" means: Comble, partie la plus élevée d’un bâtiment, d’un édifice.
What words are commonly confused with "faîte"?
"faîte" is commonly confused with "fit", "fie", "faut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "faîte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faîte" is \fɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faîte" come from?
"faîte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faîte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list