faja
[ˈfaxa]
The verdict
“faja” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bande, écharpe, tranche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faja · faja · French
faja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | faja |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaxa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faja » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faja is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for faja, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is faja, spelled F-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1Bande, écharpe, tranche.
- 2Fasce.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how faja appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Desperezóse la inmensa vega bajo el resplandor azulado del amanecer, ancha faja de luz que asomaba por la parte del Mediterráneo.
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.