fasten
\ˈfæsən\
The verdict
“fasten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attacher, fixer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fasten · fasten · French
fasten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fasten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfæsən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fasten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fasten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfæsən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fasten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 fasten, spelled F-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Attacher, fixer.
- 2Agrafer, mettre des agrafes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.