fantassin

\fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\

/\fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\/ adj

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fantassin » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fantassin
PropertyValue
Headwordfantassin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fantassin » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fantassintombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « fards » (#59,282), « extatique » (#59,279), « fauconnier » (#59,283). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fantassin » est au #59,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Qui concerne les fantassins.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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"?
"fantassin" is spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\.
What does "fantassin" mean?
As an adjective, "fantassin" means: Qui concerne les fantassins.
How do you pronounce "fantassin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fantassin" is \fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list