fantassin
\fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\
The verdict
“fantassin” is uncommon French (frequency #59,281 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,281
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne les fantassins.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fantassin · fantassin · French
fantassin · rank #59,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,281
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH fards
Nearest frequency peer: fards (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « fantassin »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- exoplanète
exoplanète
40,723 corpus weight
- extatique
extatique
40,722 corpus weight
- fantassin
fantassin
40,720 corpus weight
- fards
fards
40,719 corpus weight
- fauconnier
fauconnier
40,718 corpus weight
- faussetés
faussetés
40,717 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fantassin » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fantassin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fantassin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fantassin is uncommon French at frequency #59,281 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui concerne les fantassins.".
No misspelling variants are generated for fantassin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fantassin, spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Qui concerne les fantassins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fantassin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous le répétons, c’est précisément à cause de cela qu’elles [(les Amazones)] devaient être adoptées comme symbole de la cavalerie du beau sexe ; si elles eussent réellement combattu à cheval, il est probable qu’elles auraient acquis une renommée fantassine. Ainsi va le monde, ainsi vont les proverbes.
Pour lui, partout où l’on ne pouvait circuler à cheval, on était esclave, enfermé dans d’étroites limites. Le galop était une évasion ; le pas fantassin, une sujétion.
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 "fantassin"?
What does "fantassin" mean?
How do you pronounce "fantassin"?
What language does "fantassin" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fantassin", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).