fett

\ˈfɛt\

/\ˈfɛt\/ adj

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The verdict

“fett” is uncommon French (frequency #70,644 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,644
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-fett · fett · French

fett · rank #70,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,644
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH ferrés

Nearest frequency peer: ferrés (-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 « fett »

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 « fett » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fett
PropertyValue
Headwordfett
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈfɛt\
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fett » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « ferrés » (#70,643), « Fermont » (#70,642), « fermentés » (#70,641). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fett » est au #70,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fett is uncommon French at frequency #70,644 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gras.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fett, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fett, spelled F-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gras.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fett und stachelig, versinnbildlichen die Kakteen das Obszöne der Pflanzenwelt in Vollendung – milde gesagt.

Synonyms

adipösdickfettleibigin Fettdruckin Fettschriftgeilcoolkrassfrechunverschämtbesoffenbetrunken

Antonyms

magerbeschissenhöflichfreundlichnüchtern

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 "fett"?
"fett" is spelled F-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɛt\.
What does "fett" mean?
As an adjective, "fett" means: Gras.
How do you pronounce "fett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fett" is \ˈfɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fett" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

famé#70,631fuie#70,664Díaz#70,584heel#70,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list