faz
\ˈf̬ɑːs\
The verdict
“faz” is uncommon French (frequency #85,717 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,717
- frequency rank, French
- 137,178
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme mutée de paz par spirantisation (p → f).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈf̬ɑːs\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #85,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faz” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
faz is uncommon French at frequency #85,717 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈf̬ɑːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de paz par spirantisation (p → f).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for faz in our index, 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is faz, spelled F-A-Z.
Definition
- 1Forme mutée de paz par spirantisation (p → f).
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.
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Using “faz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈf̬ɑːs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.