Fayence

name

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The verdict

“Fayence” is uncommon French (frequency #73,163 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,163
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Var.

Key facts for Fayence
PropertyValue
HeadwordFayence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fayence” 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). Fayence lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fayence is uncommon French at frequency #73,163 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département du Var.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fayence, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Fayence, spelled F-A-Y-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Var.

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 "Fayence"?
"Fayence" is spelled F-A-Y-E-N-C-E.
What does "Fayence" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fayence" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Var.
What language does "Fayence" come from?
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Using “Fayence”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-Y-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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