fase

\ˈfa.se\

/\ˈfa.se\/ noun

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The verdict

“fase” is uncommon French (frequency #92,724 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,724
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Phase.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fase · fase · French

fase · rank #92,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,724
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH faims

Nearest frequency peer: faims (-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 « fase »

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 « fase » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fase
PropertyValue
Headwordfase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈfa.se\
Letters4
Frequency rank#92,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fase » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fasetombe 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: « faims » (#92,723), « faya » (#92,726), « factuellement » (#92,721). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fase » est au #92,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fase is uncommon French at frequency #92,724 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfa.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

fase has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fase, spelled F-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Phase.
  2. 2
    Étape.

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 "fase"?
"fase" is spelled F-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfa.se\.
What does "fase" mean?
As a noun, "fase" means: Phase.
How do you pronounce "fase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fase" is \ˈfa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fase" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faya#92,726flak#92,735fris#92,757glop#92,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list