fasciner

\fa.si.ne\

/\fa.si.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“fasciner” is an uncommon French word, ranked #60,012 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,012
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action à distance qui passe par le regard pour nuire ou tuer, jeter le mauvais œil.

Key facts for fasciner
PropertyValue
Headwordfasciner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fa.si.ne\
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fasciner” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fasciner lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for fasciner is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fa.si.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #60,012 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fasciner, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fasciner, spelled F-A-S-C-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action à distance qui passe par le regard pour nuire ou tuer, jeter le mauvais œil.
  2. 2
    Maîtriser ou immobiliser par la fixité du regard, en parlant de certains animaux.
  3. 3
    Captiver ou attirer, en parlant de l’effet de l’éclat d’objets brillants sur certains animaux.
  4. 4
    Ensorceler par un charme qui empêche celui qui le subit de voir les choses comme elles sont.
  5. 5
    Attirer l'attention ou l'intérêt de manière intense et continue, en vertu d'un certain mystère.
  6. 6
    Charmer, conquérir ou abuser par quelque chose de séduisant.

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 "fasciner"?
"fasciner" is spelled F-A-S-C-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fa.si.ne\.
What does "fasciner" mean?
As a verb, "fasciner" means: Action à distance qui passe par le regard pour nuire ou tuer, jeter le mauvais œil.
How do you pronounce "fasciner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fasciner" is \fa.si.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fasciner" come from?
"fasciner" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “fasciner”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-S-C-I-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fa.si.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list