fer à lisser
\fɛ.ʁ‿a li.se\
The verdict
“fer à lisser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil, généralement électrique, servant à lisser les cheveux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fer à lisser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛ.ʁ‿a li.se\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fer à lisser” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fer à lisser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿a li.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil, généralement électrique, servant à lisser les cheveux.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fer à lisser in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fer à lisser, spelled F-E-R- -À- -L-I-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Appareil, généralement électrique, servant à lisser les cheveux.
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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.
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Using “fer à lisser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-E-R- -À- -L-I-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛ.ʁ‿a li.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.