farandole
\fa.ʁɑ̃.dɔl\
The verdict
“farandole” is uncommon French (frequency #55,961 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,961
- frequency rank, French
- 137,178
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de danse provençale, que plusieurs personnes exécutent en se tenant par la main et en formant une chaîne ^([3]).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farandole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fa.ʁɑ̃.dɔl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,961 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “farandole” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
farandole is uncommon French at frequency #55,961 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fa.ʁɑ̃.dɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for farandole in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is farandole, spelled F-A-R-A-N-D-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de danse provençale, que plusieurs personnes exécutent en se tenant par la main et en formant une chaîne ^([3]).
- 2Ensemble d’objets ou de sensations qui se succèdent en enfilade comme dans une farandole.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “farandole”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-R-A-N-D-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fa.ʁɑ̃.dɔl\ (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.