fes

\ˈfɛs\

/\ˈfɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“fes” is uncommon French (frequency #50,211 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,211
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de fez.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fes · fes · French

fes · rank #50,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,211
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH facturée

Nearest frequency peer: facturée (-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 « fes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fes
PropertyValue
Headwordfes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈfɛs\
Letters3
Frequency rank#50,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fes » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).festombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « facturée » (#50,210), « fifth » (#50,212), « expulsées » (#50,209). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fes » est au #50,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fes is uncommon French at frequency #50,211 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de fez.".

fes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fes, spelled F-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de fez.

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 "fes"?
"fes" is spelled F-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɛs\.
What does "fes" mean?
As a noun, "fes" means: Variante de fez.
How do you pronounce "fes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fes" is \ˈfɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ICC#50,278ino#50,298IPC#50,306nem#50,383

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list