Ferenc
The verdict
“Ferenc” is uncommon French (frequency #88,623 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,623
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ferenc · Ferenc · French
Ferenc · rank #88,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,623
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH fellah
Nearest frequency peer: fellah (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Ferenc »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- fazio
fazio
11,380 corpus weight
- fellah
fellah
11,379 corpus weight
- Ferenc
Ferenc
11,378 corpus weight
- ferrys
ferrys
11,377 corpus weight
- festi
festi
11,376 corpus weight
- feur
feur
11,375 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Ferenc » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ferenc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,623 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Ferenc » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Ferenc is uncommon French at frequency #88,623 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ferenc, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Ferenc, spelled F-E-R-E-N-C.
Definition
- 1Prénom masculin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ferenc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Franco-Suédoise Anne L’Huillier, le Français Pierre Agostini et l’Austro-Hongrois Ferenc Krausz ont été récompensés, mardi, du prix Nobel de physique pour leurs recherches sur les flashs lumineux ayant permis de comprendre les mouvements ultrarapides des électrons dans les atomes et les molécules.
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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