faute de frappe

\fot də fʁap\

/\fot də fʁap\/ noun

The verdict

“faute de frappe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erreur de saisie lors de l’utilisation d’un clavier d’une machine à écrire ou d’ordinateur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-faute-de-frappe · faute de frappe · French

faute de frappe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for faute de frappe
PropertyValue
Headwordfaute de frappe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fot də fʁap\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « faute de frappe » en français

faute de frappen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faute de frappe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fot də fʁap\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erreur de saisie lors de l’utilisation d’un clavier d’une machine à écrire ou d’ordinateur.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faute de frappe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is faute de frappe, spelled F-A-U-T-E- -D-E- -F-R-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erreur de saisie lors de l’utilisation d’un clavier d’une machine à écrire ou d’ordinateur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais aucune dactylo n’est parfaite, et les fautes de frappe sont inévitables, tout le monde le sait.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faute de frappe"?
"faute de frappe" is spelled F-A-U-T-E- -D-E- -F-R-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fot də fʁap\.
What does "faute de frappe" mean?
As a noun, "faute de frappe" means: Erreur de saisie lors de l’utilisation d’un clavier d’une machine à écrire ou d’ordinateur.
How do you pronounce "faute de frappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faute de frappe" is \fot də fʁap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faute de frappe" come from?
"faute de frappe" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list